Legal Opinion

Ward v. Goossen

District Court, N.D. California

Decided October 15, 2014No. Case No. 14-cv-03510-TEHPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

THELTON E. HENDERSON, United States District Judge

Professional boxer Andre Ward (“Plaintiff’) has brought a civil suit against Dan Goossen,1 Ward’s former promoter, and *1012Goossen Tutor Promotions, LLC (“Defendants”). Compl. (Docket No. 1). Plaintiff seeks damages resulting from Defendants’ alleged violation of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, which, in relevant part, requires promoters to make certain financial disclosures to their boxers. Plaintiff also seeks an accounting of profits derived from several boxing matches. In the instant…

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