CYBERSPORT : I'LL SUE YOU ON THE WEB.Byline: Tom Hoffarth The Internet can be a place for sports fans to learn about the legal system, such as Exhibit A: The Boxing Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. site: Litigation guaranteed. Castillo vs. Tyson isn't the next WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. program. It's a class-action suit Noun 1. class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group class action that seeks to somehow get compensation for anyone who paid to watch the June 28, 1997, fight between Mike ``An Ear For An Ear'' Tyson and Evander Holyfield Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. . This site (http://boxinglitigation.com) has all the info. It must be visited soon if you want to be excluded from the suit because a request has to be filed by April 20. Or, you can let it go and watch them fight it out in court. The Sports Fine and Suspension Ticker: Definite litigation ahead. ``I love sports,'' says the Web master who can be e-mailed at OKolzig37aol.com. ``I just think that people who play them have gotten way out of hand.'' So he (or she) set up this site (http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Ca mpus/4353/SportsTicker.html) to set the record straight. It's an up-to-date count of total allocated fines and suspensions in the four pro sports plus all college sports. As of Sunday, there were $1,344,993 in league fines and bail payments given out in just the first three-plus months of 1998. It also lists upcoming court dates, worst offenders and links to similar sites like The Penalty Box (http:www.thepenaltybox.com) and CPS SportsSlime (http://www.sportsslime.com). The Roy Firestone Roy Firestone (born on December 8, 1953 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a commentator and sports journalist. Firestone is a graduate of Miami Beach High School and the University of Miami. video site: Possible litigation ahead. From the folks at Real Entertainment who are making money hand-over-clenched-fist on the Jerry Springer video comes this wham-bam-thank-you-Roy site that has a familiar address (http://www.getroy.com). It allows you to e-mail another $14.99 (plus S&H) so that Mr. Saturday Afternoon can narrate the ``greatest moments in sports'' on your VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. . Roy may get guests to cry, but he's not going to scratch their eyes out like a Springer episode to get it done. (P.S. Other videos on Roy's site you can order include Springer, Cops, Xena and Memphis Mafia The Memphis Mafia was the nickname for a group of friends, associates, employees and "yes-men" whose main function was to be around Elvis Presley from 1956 until he died. Several filled practical roles in the singer's life. ). CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Boxing Litigation site: http://boxinglitigation.com |
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