Legal Opinion
Neilson v. Straight-Out Promotions, LLC
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 19, 2009No. Bankruptcy No. 03-41900 (ALG); Adversary No. 05-02210PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
ALLAN L. GROPPER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an action for damages in connection with a professional heavyweight boxing match (the “Fight”) held on July 30, 2004, in Louisville, Kentucky between Mike Tyson (“Tyson”), the former world heavyweight champion, and Danny Williams (“Williams”).
A. The Parties(i) Todd Neilson (the “Plaintiff ”)
The year before the Fight, Tyson and his wholly-owned corporation filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in this Court. The Fight was the first of a series of bouts that Tyson had agreed to hold as set forth in his Chapter 11 reorganization…
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