I take a look at last week’s class action certification in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. It also looks at the appeal possibilities on the ruling.
legal
WBO-Trout fight over arbitration language in WBO documents
Parties in the Austin Trout case have filed opposition briefing before the federal district court in Puerto Rico. Each side addressed the merits of the other’s briefing on whether or not the Court should issue a ruling to allow the case to go to arbitration. As you may recall, the First Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Zelina Vega released from WWE causes uproar, support from SAG
Thea Megan Trinidad, formerly known as Zelina Vega in World Wrestling Entertainment, was released from the company because she refused to give up her Twitch channel. Trinidad tweeted out support of unionization which is to infer that professional wrestlers should form a union so that they could negotiate as a collective unit. I support unionization. […]
WBO-Trout dispute right to arbitrate as case returns to trial court
The parties in the Austin Trout-WBO lawsuit filed briefs this week to determine the future of the legal dispute. After the First Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the boxer in invalidating a clause in the arbitration proceeding in the WBO contract with the fighter, the parties are now disputing whether arbitration should be thrown […]
Seeking trilogy with Fury, Wilder forces mediation
The Athletic is reporting that Deontay Wilder is initiating a dispute resolution provision in the contract with Tyson Fury to force a third fight in the trilogy. Mediation on the matter is set to begin this week. According to Wilder, mediation over the matter is the process which is to settle this dispute per the […]