On Friday, Plaintiffs in the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit filed an Emergency Motion to Compel citing the UFC’s withholding of 30,000 documents due to alleged privilege. The Plaintiffs are requesting an expediting hearing on the matter for July 13, 2017 due to the pending fact discovery deadline of July 31, 2017. The motion states that the […]
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UFC, White and Lesnar seek dismissal of Hunt’s First Amended Complaint
The UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar have filed a Motion to Dismiss to Mark Hunt’s First Amended Complaint. According to Lesnar’s Motion to Dismiss, all but one of Hunt’s original causes of action in his Complaint were dismissed with the Court allowing Hunt leave to amend. The Defendants (collectively the UFC, White and Lesnar) […]
Parties request further clarification over discovery in UFC Antitrust case
After a June 1, 2017 conference with the Judge Peggy Leen to discuss outstanding discovery issues, the attorneys for the fighters and the UFC are at it again over what was said at the hearing. On June 20th, Plaintiffs’ attorneys sent a letter to the Court requesting clarification on “a number of issues arising out […]
Nate Diaz, Leslie Smith sued by former agency
TMZ Sports first reported that Nate Diaz and Leslie Smith are being sued by their former management group for nonpayment of commissions and conspiring with an attorney to break management agreements. The lawsuit claims that the defendants owe them more than $1 million in damages and that they were never paid for their work on […]
Update on Hunt lawsuit: parties stipulate to extend time for filing of response to First Amended Complaint
The parties in the Mark Hunt v. UFC/White/Lesnar case have stipulated to allow the defendants an extension to file a responsive pleading to Hunt’s First Amended Complaint. Hunt filed the First Amended Complaint on June 1, 2017. According to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party has 20 days from the filing of the […]