The Legal Submission 105 takes a look at the hearing earlier this month on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act that is being heavily lobbied by Zuffa. MPO discussed the importance of this proposed law and the testimony of Pat English.
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The Opposition to the Ali Act
Thursday’s hearing on the proposed legislation which would alter the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (Ali Act) included the statement of Patrick English, a longtime boxing attorney. His statement pointed out a variety of issues with the new law. Patrick English Testimony by MMA Payout English points out the one thing that the Muhammad Ali […]
Congressional hearing accepts testimony from witnesses on Ali Act Revival
On Thursday morning, a Congressional hearing took place which heard testimony about proposed legislation for the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Revival Act. There were four witnesses: Lawrence Epstein of Zuffa, California State Athletic Executive Andy Foster, Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Attorney Pat English and Muhammad Ali’s widow Lonnie Ali provided testimony. Ali, the fourth […]
Tyson letter in support of Ali Revival Act
The initial hearing on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act takes place on Thursday with a Congressional Hearing set. Presumably, the hearing, entitled “In Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers” will support the passing of the legislation. Former boxing champion, Mike Tyson, has written a letter in support of the Act. The […]
Update on discovery disputes in antitrust cases
The parties in the ongoing lawsuits in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuits filed Joint Status Reports in preparation for a status conference heard before Judge Boulware last week. The status conference included a disputes over “discovery deficiencies” between the parties. If you are familiar with big time lawsuits (or any civil lawsuit for that matter), there […]