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Light requests to dismiss lawsuit against Bellator

January 9, 2017 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Zachery Light is dismissing his lawsuit against Bellator.  Light’s attorney filed a Request for Dismissal on December 20, 2016. The Request was signed by Light’s attorney, William Crosby, and Bellator’s counsel Richard Kendall. The dismissal is “with prejudice” which would end both Light’s lawsuit against Bellator and Bellator’s cross-claim against Light.  The details can be found […]

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16 for 16: No. 16 Former Bellator employee sues company, organization sues back

December 19, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

As 2016 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the bigger legal and business issues in MMA this year.  It’s clear we know the top 3 or 4 business stories but in the coming days we’ll walk you back through some other stories. Former Employee sues Bellator, company sues back […]

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Bellator files Cross-Complaint against Light

July 20, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Zachary Light-Bellator lawsuit in California is getting personal.  Bellator has filed a Cross-Complaint against Light stating that he stole money from the company and did not pay back a loan given to him due to the fact he was in financial trouble. Light filed the lawsuit claiming wrongful termination back in May in Los […]

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