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Vol. 4, Iss. 5
May 20, 2015

My Wall Street Journal Op-Ed On Pacquiao—Mayweather Post-Fight Lawsuits

 

Regular readers of Coverage Opinions know that a favorite topic of mine is lawsuits that involve professional sports that contain a fan component. Lawsuits surrounding numerous aspects of professional sports are abundant. They often involve business issues. But every once in a while a suit comes along that involves the fans in some way, such as fan being hit by a foul ball or injured by a furry mascot. These are great cases because, as fans, we have a first-hand appreciation for what one of the parties is thinking and feeling.

It took many years for the Manny Pacquiao—Floyd Mayweather so-called “Fight of the Century” to come together. But it took just three days for the first (of many) lawsuits to be filed by disgruntled fans on account of the impact of Pacquiao’s alleged late-disclosed shoulder injury. Below is a link to an Op-Ed that I published on the Editorial Page of the May 8th Wall Street Journal that looks at lawsuits brought by sports fans, whose expectations were not met, and how I believe that courts should handle them.

http://www.coverageopinions.info/wallStreetJournalMay82015.pdf

I hope you’ll check it out.

 

 
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