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Be careful what you ask for

Be careful what you ask for

Be careful what you ask for

Brentwood War Memorial, a local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, allegedly charged a $5 cover charge for the 14 members and guests who came to the Post on November 22, 2014 and watched a pay-per-view prize fight between Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri. According to J & J Sports Productions, which claimed it had exclusive nationwide commercial distribution rights on the fight, the Post did not pay for a license to show the event. J & J filed suit in the federal Eastern District Court in New York. When Brentwood apparently failed to respond to the complaint, J & J moved for a default judgment. J & J must have known it was in trouble when a magistrate judge began his...

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