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- Court “Bumps Up” Piracy Damages For McGregor v. Khabib Fight
If a Pay Per View is particularly popular should a court increase damages for piracy? At least one judge thinks so as demonstrated in reasons for judgment published last month by the US District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania. In the recent case (Zuffa, LLC v. Denise Perris & Lyle Cafe Inc) the Defendant … Read more »
- What Duty Do Licenced Cornermen Have For Fighter Safety? Tim Hague Lawsuit Court Filings Look To Find Out
The latest development in the ongoing Tim Hague wrongful death lawsuit seeks to argue that a fighter’s trainers owe a duty to report prior brain injury to regulators and failing to do so amounts to negligence. (HT to reporter Mike Russell) By way of background Hague, a former UFC fighter, died from … Read more »
- $8,800 in Damages Awarded For Commercial Piracy of Cotto v. Alvarez
Adding to this site’s archived case summaries of combat sports piracy judgements, reasons were released this week by the United States District Court, D. Maryland, assessing damages for the commercial piracy of the Cotto v. Alvarez boxing card. In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Luz, … Read more »
- Study – Earlier Exposure to Boxing and MMA Competition Linked With Increased Brain Damage
The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study continues to generate some of the most interesting data and insights into the harm combative sports athletes expose themselves to in their vocation. The latest data shows a relationship between earlier age of first exposure to boxing and MMA and documen … Read more »
- Victoria, BC School District Approves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu For Grade 10, 11 and 12 Students
In my years covering combat sports legal developments I’ve never delved down to the granular level of a local school district voting. That said a local bit of combat sports news from Victoria BC seemed worth highlighting. The Greater Victoria School District, which operates 7 secondary schools (hig … Read more »