Today a Federal Court Judge in Nevada dismissed Zuffa’s attempts to delay their discovery obligations in the multiple anti trust lawsuits facing the MMA industry leading UFC. Zuffa was hoping to stall their obligations until their motion to dismiss the lawsuit is heard but the Court refused to do so.
With Zuffa being forced to open their books the merits of the lawsuits will become clearer for the Plaintiffs in the upcoming weeks.
Today’s ruling, however, was not a one sided victory. The Court refused to outright delay Zuffa’s discovery obligations but at the same time the court ‘imposed restrictions’ on the Plaintiffs broad discovery requests which will be in place at least until the Court has a chance to rule on Zuffa’s motion to dismiss the claims. For those hoping this lawsuit will bring Zuffa’s financials into the public eye will have to wait longer as well as the parties were ordered to “submit a proposed form of Confidentiality and Protective Order”.
LINK to full story by @ErikMagraken: Zuffa Loses Bid To Delay Discovery Obligaitons in Anti Trust Lawsuits | Combat Sports Law