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Floyd Mayweather Case Summary

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On May 6, 2015, a motion to transfer pending actions to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California was filed by a plaintiff on behalf of himself and others who paid $99.95 for the Pay-Per-View boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The defendants in these cases are the two boxers, as well as Mayweather Promotions LLC, and Top Rank, INC. The plaintiffs filed suits after it was revealed the Manny Pacquiao, who was thoroughly dominated by Mayweather, failed to disclose a major shoulder injury before the match. The plaintiffs claim they would not have purchased the match if Pacquiao had disclosed of his injury, and are including all persons residing in California who purchased the fight in a subclass of plaintiffs.

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