A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by boxer Andre Ward which attempted to terminate his promotional contract with promoter Dan Goossen. Although the case was dismissed, there are other pending lawsuits between the boxer and promoter. Ward had filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking declaratory relief which […]
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Promoter sues boxer Ward for defamation
Boxing promoter Dan Goossen has filed a lawsuit against boxer Andre Ward and his attorneys as a result of Ward’s lawsuit claiming that the promoter violated the Ali Act when promoting the super middleweight. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses Ward, his attorney James McCarroll and McCarroll’s law firm Reed Smith of […]
Andre Ward sues promoter for Ali Act violations
Andre Ward has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California against his promoter, Goossen Tutor Promotions and Dan Goosen. The lawsuit is premised upon the Muhammad Ali Act. The lawsuit, filed on August 4th cites violations made by Dan Goossen which violate the federal law which was put in […]
Main Events dismisses lawsuit against Golden Boy, et al.
The parties in the lawsuit involving promoter Main Events and Adonis Stevenson, Al Haymon, Golden Boy, Showtime and Stevenson’s manager have been dismissed per a letter sent to the Court on Saturday morning. As we reported, the lawsuit filed this past May was based on alleged agreement for Main Events and their fighter Sergey Kovalev […]
New York and Zuffa file Summary Judgment Motions in lawsuit
The state of New York and Zuffa filed Motions for Summary Judgment in the ongoing lawsuit which seemingly has no end. The filings, which were filed Thursday of last week, each hope to bring a resolution to the lawsuit filed by Zuffa in November 2011. As most know that have been following this legal fight, […]