9th Circuit Rejects PPV Litigation Against HBO, Boxers
Viewers of the 2015 Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao boxing match "essentially got what they paid for -- a full-length regulation fight between two boxing legends," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, affirming (in Pacer, docket 17-56366) a lower…
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court's dismissal of putative class actions brought by pay-per-view customers against plaintiffs including the fighters and HBO. The court said Pacquiao's shoulder injury didn't prevent him from going a full 12 rounds; plaintiffs argued they were fraudulently induced to buy pay-per-view packages since the injury had been undisclosed (see 1804110003). Deciding were Judges Sidney Thomas, Ronald Gilman and Jacqueline Nguyen, with Nguyen penning the decision.