The Ninth Circuit denied Zuffa’s permission for an interlocutory appeal of Judge Richard Boulware’s decision to grant class certification. The lawsuit goes to trial April 8th.
Le v. Zuffa
Ninth Circuit denies Zuffa appeal in antitrust lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit denied permission for Zuffa to appeal Judge Richard Boulware’s decision to grant class certification to the ’bout class’ of plaintiffs bringing claims alleging the promotion’s anti-competive conduct. In a mundane, one page ruling on Tuesday, the Court granted the motion of the Chamber of Commerce to file an amicus brief in support […]
UFC moves for summary judgment in antitrust lawsuit
The UFC has renewed its summary judgment motion in the Le antitrust lawsuit. Among the issues is the claim that it does not have monopsony power, its competitors claimed that the UFC did not use anti-competitive means to obtain market power and that some of the class members lack standing since they cannot prove they […]
Khabib’s contract included in an exhibit in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
Last week, the UFC renewed its Motion for Summary Judgment against the plaintiffs in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Cung Le. After Judge Boulware’s order which unsealed many of the previous contracts of fighters, the UFC attached several, including Khabib Nurmogomedov’s to its motion. One of its arguments is that the contracts Zuffa gave its […]
Sparacino Law Firm strikes back at Plaintiffs’ Attorneys in UFC Antitrust Case
The Sparacino Law Firm, the attorneys accused of attempting to procure clients while the lawyers for Cung Le and other former fighters has filed a motion with the District Court telling its side of the story and requesting that it continue to seek clients for the case. The firm says in its legal filing it […]