Prior to Israel Adesanya’s return to the Octagon on March 6th, a potential trademark issue is percolating between his gym, City Kickboxing and New Zealand Rugby over a silver fern logo on the City’s uniforms. According to a report from ESPN, the UFC was contacted by New Zealand Rugby about the use of the silver […]
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McMahon alleges Luck disclosed confidential XFL information on cell phone
This past Thursday, attorneys for Vince McMahon and Alpha Entertainment filed Amended Counterclaims in which they provide more background as to its claims against Oliver Luck. The Defendants build on their allegations against the former XFL Commissioner by citing claims of breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Premised upon the 3 key issues in the […]
Booker T survives summary judgment in lawsuit against Activision
While we have not addressed this in some time, the Booker T lawsuit against Activision for the use of a video game character similar to his “GI Bro” creation continues in a federal court in Texas. Recently, the court denied summary judgment by the video game maker. You may recall that Huffman, the former pro […]
Luck-McMahon take swings at each other in court filings
The Oliver Luck-Vince McMahon lawsuit appears to be heating up as McMahon (and Alpha Entertainment, LLC, the former company that owned the XFL) has sued Luck. In turn, Luck has filed a Second Amended Complaint which includes his Employment Contract. Luck is suing McMahon based on what his attorneys argue is a bad faith attempt […]
The Legal Submission Episode 18 – Where’s that court order?
A new Legal Submission is here asking about the whereabouts of Judge Boulware’s order. This past week, Plaintiffs filed a Supplemental letter asking the court to issue the order regarding Class Action and deciding issues of Confidentiality for another day. Zuffa argued the opposite. I discuss. Plaintiffs Supp Notice Re D… by MMA Payout Defendants' […]