Floyd Mayweather's team is known as the The Money Team (TMT) and of course, where there is money, you'll find litigation. Currently, there are a number of matters pending involving Floyd Mayweather, either directly or indirectly.
Floyd Sr. gets sued for $20M by former publicist
Let's start with the latest involving Floyd's father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr. As reported by Paul Gift in Forbes, Ann Barlow, a former publicist for Floyd Sr., is suing him for breach of contract stemming from a public relations and consulting services contract Sr. signed with her. According to the Forbes article, in 2015, Sr. had sued Barlow over the same agreement, claiming that she had tricked him into signing it, when he really wanted help setting up a nonprofit foundation for sarcoidosis (which he is suffering from). Sr. dropped the suit but Barlow is now suing him for breach and claiming over $20M in damages.
Showtime looking to consolidate Mayweather-McGregor Streaming Suits in NY
Showtime filed a motion to transfer and centralize eight lawsuits in five different federal districts regarding the loss of streaming services for the Mayweather-McGregor bout to the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York. The suits allege that either Showtime or affiliate companies of the UFC which offered the Mayweather-McGregor PPV via streaming service, sold a defective product that prevented purchasers from watching the event.
See Showtime's motion below:
Mayweather Promotions files for Default Judgment in "Philthy Rich" trademark dispute
In August 2017, Mayweather Promotions, LLC ("MP") filed an opposition to rapper Phillip Anthony Beasley's attempt to trademark his nom de rap "Philthy Rich". MP had previously registered the name of Floyd's record label "Philthy Rich Records" with the PTO. Beasley was required to file an answer to the opposition by October 9, 2017. Having failed to do so, MP moved for a default judgment before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB").
See the default motion below:
Ticketmaster sues scalpers for using bots to buy tickets to events, incl., Mayweather-Pacquiao
Ticketmaster is claiming $10M in damages in a suit it brought against Prestige and other secondary ticket brokers for the use of "bots" that buy in bulk tickets available to the public. The suit alleges the brokers then resell the tickets at a significant markup. Ticketmaster alleges that the bots were able to circumvent the site's security features and restrictions on tickets per customer to do mass buys for many prominent events. The suit alleges that the bots purchased the "majority of the tickets available through Ticketmaster" for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
See the complaint below:
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