Calif. Bar Owner Unlawfully Showed Boxing Match, Says Rights Owner

Aces Bar and Grill in Orange, California, showed the Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios TV boxing event Feb. 5 without authorization from G&G Closed Circuit Events, which held exclusive nationwide commercial distribution rights, said G&G's complaint Friday (docket 8:23-cv-57) in U.S District Court for Central California in Santa Ana. Defendant Eduardo Martin permitted Aces' employees to unlawfully intercept, receive and show the match in violation of the Communications Act, the Cable & Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act and at least one California statute, said the complaint. The plaintiff is seeking statutory, compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages, plus legal costs and attorneys’ fees.