A FEDERAL JUDGE in the US has ordered boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to pay about $114,000 for avoiding questioning from rival fighter Manny Pacquiao’s lawyers in a defamation case.
Attorneys for Pacquiao earlier lost a bid to end the lawsuit with a more severe sanction — a default judgment for Pacquiao.
But on Monday they won more than $113,000 in legal fees and $774 in costs for what US District Judge Larry Hicks bluntly called “Mayweather’s obviously intentional decision not to appear for his court ordered deposition.”
Pacquiao, a Filipino fighter against whom the undefeated Mayweather is frequently measured, has alleged that Mayweather defamed him by suggesting Pacquiao used performance-enhancing substances. Pac-man has denied the claim. He filed the lawsuit in Las Vegas in December 2009 and has sought unspecified damages.
“Calling a professional athlete a cheater is the most serious charge one can make,” the lawsuit said. “Accusing an athlete of using performance-enhancing drugs — however baseless and lacking in evidence — is toxic.”
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The two boxers have never fought in the ring, and the court saga playing out in Las Vegas has been seen as an impediment to a much-anticipated bout.
Mayweather told to pay $114,000 in Pacquiao case
A FEDERAL JUDGE in the US has ordered boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to pay about $114,000 for avoiding questioning from rival fighter Manny Pacquiao’s lawyers in a defamation case.
Attorneys for Pacquiao earlier lost a bid to end the lawsuit with a more severe sanction — a default judgment for Pacquiao.
But on Monday they won more than $113,000 in legal fees and $774 in costs for what US District Judge Larry Hicks bluntly called “Mayweather’s obviously intentional decision not to appear for his court ordered deposition.”
Pacquiao, a Filipino fighter against whom the undefeated Mayweather is frequently measured, has alleged that Mayweather defamed him by suggesting Pacquiao used performance-enhancing substances. Pac-man has denied the claim. He filed the lawsuit in Las Vegas in December 2009 and has sought unspecified damages.
The two boxers have never fought in the ring, and the court saga playing out in Las Vegas has been seen as an impediment to a much-anticipated bout.
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