A musician in California is suing Cody Rhodes for his use of the “American Nightmare” mark. The musician had entered into a settlement agreement with the WWE superstar but he claims that WWE and its vendor, Fanatics intentionally violated the contract. The lawsuit was filed by musician Wesley Eisold in the U.S. District Court for […]
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Mousasi files lawsuit against Bellator/PFL
Former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a lawsuit against Bellator and the PFL for breach of contract. Mousasi’s lawsuit argues that he was “warehoused” (the term used for not being used by the promotion) and had to take his last fight injured. Mousasi lost the Bellator Middleweight Championship to Johnny Eblen in June […]
Paul files counter claim against Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn
After his Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit was denied by a New York federal court on September 30th, Jake Paul has filed Counterclaims against Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing and Glenn Feldman as a result of an alleged defamation claim. The lawsuit accuses Paul of defamation when he stated that Feldman, a boxing judge, of being […]
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Boxing Manager gets huge judgment against MTK Global, Daniel Kinahan and others
Last Wednesday, a Federal District Court Judge in Southern California signed off on a $9.7 million judgment against MTK Global, Daniel Kinahan and others to boxing manager Moses Heredia. The lawsuit dealt with claims that MTK had taken away Heredia’s client, boxer Joseph “JoJo” Diaz. I talk about it here in The Legal Submission 43. […]