The New York Times reports that Gawker Media Group and Hulk Hogan have settled Hogan’s invasion of privacy lawsuit for a reported $31 million. Hogan prevailed at trial and a jury verdict awarded him a $140 million judgment but Gawker appealed the court decision. Instead of pursuing the appeal, the parties decided to settle the […]
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UFC to pay hefty premium to cover insurance in New York
Show Money Episode 13 talks GSP contract, Zuffa purchase and WSOF woes
Jon Jones’ lawyer prepares for Oct. 31 arbitration
Jon Jones’ arbitration hearing is coming up next Monday and the former UFC light heavyweight champion’s lawyer, Howard Jacobs spoke about the upcoming case. Jacobs, a noted anti-doping lawyer, indicated to Luke Thomas on his SiriusXM show that the products that were found in Jones’ system were a result of a contaminated product. Per Jacobs, […]
Over a year later, Judge Boulware publishes opinion in Zuffa’s Motion to Dismiss
Judge Richard Boulware has filed his Order on Zuffa’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint in the antitrust lawsuit venued in Nevada. The hearing was on September 25, 2015. The order was finally entered on October 19, 2016. Talk about a backlog of work for a federal judge. But, from my understanding, this is typical […]