Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy given fresh legal headache
Whilst the litigation between the LIV Golf League and the PGA Tour was brought to an end as part of the 6 June framework agreement, Klayman’s case continues.
He launched his class action lawsuit against the Tour in June 2022. It was brought before the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County.
The attorney, who represented Patrick Reed in his failed $450m defamation bid against members of the golf media, has accused the North American circuit and the European-based DP World Tour of being part of, “an anticompetitive scheme to restrain trade though monopolization, attempted monopolization, group boycotts and other antitrust violations to destroy the new LIV Golf Tour and its players to the detriment of golf fans in Florida.”
Whilst the litigation between the Liv golf league and the PGA Tour was brought to an end as part of the 6 June framework agreement clayman’s case continues he launched his class action lawsuit against the tour in June 2022 it was brought before the 15th judicial circuit in Palm Beach County
The attorney who represented Patrick Reed in his failed $450 million defamation bid against members of the gulf media has accused the North American circuit and the european-based DP World Tour of being part of an anti-competitive scheme to restrain trade though monopolization attempted monopolization group boycotts and other antitrust
Violations two destroy the new live golf tour and its players to the detriment of golf fans in Florida now the court has given woods and maoy deadlines to sit for depositions Woods has until 30 January and mroy 3 February Woods has previously been accused of deliberately avoiding attempts to be served notice of
A subpoena maoy suben it over Christmas which angered the northern Irishmen and was the primary reason why he ignored Reed on the driving range before the Dubai Desert Classic I was subpoenaed by his lawyer on Christmas Eve mroy previously explained so of course trying to have a nice time with my family and
Someone shows up on your door for step and delivers that you’re not going to take that well so again I’m living in reality I don’t know where he’s living if I were in his shoes I wouldn’t expect a hello or a handshake clayman’s Freedom watch released a statement which read
Woods and mroy are not above the law and they’re frivolous and now failed multiple attempts to avoid being deposed creates more than a presumption of liability for their efforts to harm live golf and its players the testimony and the full production of documents ordered by the court in Palm Beach of both woods
And mroy will be most revealing as both were heavily involved in attempts by the PGA Tour to maintain its monopolistic hold over professional golf as members of the PGA tour players advisory Council the statement continued both professional golfers assisted commissioner Monahan in defaming and disparaging live Golf and its players
After the new league came into existence all of which were intended to scare sponsors and television rights contracts away from live golf and its players to restrain its entry into the professional golf tour Market as just the latest example of the anti-competitive acts and unfair Trade Practices of the PGA Tour
And Monahan after what most golf fans believe to be the number one professional golfer and independent contractor John Ram recently decided to also play professional golf on the Liv tour he was immediately suspended from playing on the PGA tour and is now likely to also be suspended and fined by
Its joint venture partner the DP World Tour AA the European tour
