Legal Opinion
J&J Sports Productions, Incorporated v. Mandell Family Ventures, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2014No. 13-10485PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Mandell Family Ventures, L.L.C. and Samuel J. Mandell, III (collectively, the “Defendants”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff J&J Sports Productions, Inc. (“J&J”) on J&J’s Federal Communication Act (“FCA”) claims pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §§ 553 & 605. We REVERSE and REMAND.
I. Background
This case concerns the live broadcast of the Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. v. Ricky Hatton WBC Welterweight Championship Fight (the “fight”) on December 8, 2007. The rights to broadcast the fight were held by various entities, including…
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