On Wednesday, Judge Richard Boulware finally issued his ruling granting class certification in favor of the former UFC fighters in the long-awaited ruling which would start the march toward an eventual trial. The ruling is 80 pages long and goes into detail the reasons why it found that class certification was appropriate for the defined […]
Antitrust Class Action
Top 10 of 2022: UFC Antitrust Lawsuit inches closer to something
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit celebrated its 8th anniversary this month and while lawsuits in combat sports have come and gone in that time span this lawsuit has yet to be issued class certification. While Judge Richard Boulware has indicated that he will grant certification for a portion of the plaintiffs’ claims but waited for a […]
Whatever happened to the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
When we last left off with the lawsuit, Judge Richard Boulware was going to issue a ruling on whether to allow the UFC plaintiffs class action status. If denied, the case would be effectively over pending an appeal. But, it appears that the case may be in more limbo due to another case. Early last […]
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Zuffa files Motion to Dismiss in Johnson antitrust lawsuit, plaintiffs respond
Although the main case of Cung Le-Zuffa lawsuit is still in limbo, Zuffa filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit of former UFC athletes Kajan Johnson and CB Dolloway. Johnson and Dolloway’s lawsuit mirror Le and former fighters in their response. You may recall that Judge Richard Boulware denied the Motion to Dismiss as the […]