A pay per view outfit has sued an American Legion chapter in Chino, California for $160,000 because the veterans get together on occasion to take in boxing matches. They've been doing this since time immemorial. Well, not anymore.
And if that weren't enough, an asshole Pasadena lawyer named Thomas Riley is preying on veterans over this by filing suits against other American Legion chapters who have pay per view get togethers. Note that the halls do not have a cover charge, so nobody at the American Legion is making money off of this. It's more like you inviting your buddies over to your place to watch the fight with you. Conceivably, that means that if an American Legion hall can be sued, it won't be much of a leap to start suing fans for taking in matches with their friends at home.
One of the companies engaging in this sort of litigation is owned by slimebag convicted murderer and noted Republican Don King. A Google search on it turned up scores of lawsuits it was embroiled in, so it appears to me that King is using his company as a racket with which to wage legal terrorism. Always the hustler. God bless America, huh Don?
Here is the ugly L.A. Times story.
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