Update on Zuffa v. Bellator Trade Secrets Case
Tracey Lesetar at Sherdog has posted a detailed update on the status of Zuffa's trade secrets case against Bellator. In short, discovery in the case is proceeding despite Bellator's requests to stop that expensive process until the court rules on Bellator's pending motion to dismiss for "lack of personal jurisdiction."
The Fight Lawyer first reported the court's ruling denying the stay of discovery here.
Although you never want to lose a motion early in a case, this was a fairly minor skirmish. The big issue is the pending motion to dismiss. Essentially, Bellator claims it does not have enough contacts with the state of Nevada to be sued there (as explained more fully in Lesetar's piece). Briefing on that subject was completed by both sides in October 2010, and oral argument was requested, but there is not yet a hearing scheduled.
