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LEWIS v. RAHMAN

Nos. 01 Civ. 4013(MGC), 01 Civ. 4037(MGC).

147 F.Supp.2d 225 (2001)

Lennox LEWIS, Plaintiff, v. Hasim RAHMAN, Don King Productions, Inc., Kingvision Pay Per View, Ltd., Don King, Robert Mittleman, Stanley Hoffman and Steve Nelson, Defendants. Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Hasim Rahman, Don King Productions, Inc., Kingvision Pay Per View, Ltd., and Don King, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judd Burstein, P.C. (by Judd Burstein, Peter Schalk), New York City, for Plaintiff Lennox Lewis.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP (by Richard A. Edlin, Ronald D. Lefton, Gregory A. Brehm), New York City, for Plaintiff Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd.

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (by Michael F. Armstrong, John Sullivan, Mahtab Foroughi), New York City, for Defendant Hasim Rahman.

Curtis Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle (by Peter Fleming, Jr., Ben Preziosi, Michael Quinn), New York City, for Defendants Don King Productions, Inc., Kingvision Pay Per View, Ltd. and Don King.

Andrew M. Lawler, P.C. (by Andrew M. Lawler, Sharon D. Feldman), New York City, for Defendants Stanley Hoffman and Steve Nelson.

OPINION AND ORDER

CEDARBAUM, District Judge.

These two related suits arise out of contract disputes between Lennox Lewis, the former heavyweight champion of the world, and Hasim Rahman, the current heavyweight champion of the world, and between Rahman and his former promoter, Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. ("CKP"). Plaintiffs Lewis and CKP sue Rahman for breach of contract and sue Don King Productions, Inc. ("DKP"), Rahman's current promoter, Kingvision...

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