(Jacksonville, Fl., December 13, 2022). Today, Chief Judge Timothy Corrigan ordered that an amended complaint be filed by Plaintiff Patrick Reed, in a case styled Reed v. Ryan et. al, Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-01181 (M.D. Fl.) to conform with his order in a related case styled Reed vs. Chamblee et. al. Reed vs. Chamblee, et. al, Civil Action No. — 3:22-cv-01059 (M.D. Fl.). Amended complaints are routine in court litigation and the judge’s ruling, contrary to the purveyors of fake news in some quarters of the golf media, this does not mean that the lawsuit is dismissed. Larry Klayman,…
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The Washington Times December 12, 2022 Several weeks ago, I turned on NBC’s Golf Channel to find PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducting a press conference where he trashed and threatened PGA Tour players for daring to partake in the new upstart LIV Golf, conceived of by golfing icon Greg Norman and financed by the Saudi Investment Fund. Branding PGA Tour players in effect criminals for entering into a contract with LIV Golf, and smearing them for engaging in “sportwashing” by accepting “blood money” from the Saudi Investment Fund, Mr. Monahan could not contain his unhinged tirade — all…
November 24, 2022 Larry Klayman, Esq. Klayman Law Group P.A. www.larryklayman.com
(Jacksonville, FL, November 19, 2022) Today the Honorable Timothy Corrigan dismissed without prejudice only the initial complaint filed by world class professional golfer Patrick Reed against Brandel Chamblee, Golfweek, Gannett and other Defendants, with leave to amend the initial complaint on or before December 16, 2022. In addition, Defendants are ordered to respond to the amended complaint by January 13, 2023. Contrary to the false implication of Defendants Golfweek and Gannett, this case was not dismissed. Larry Klayman, Patrick Reed’s lawyer, had this to say: “Mr. Reed is pleased that the Court sustained diversity jurisdiction and set a deadline…
Rory McIlroy says for there to be a truce with LIV Golf, ‘Greg needs to go’ By John Huggan GolfDigest.com November 16, 2022 DUBAI, U.A.E. — And so it goes on. Only 24 hours after Greg Norman informed the world that “every PGA Tour player should be thanking LIV, including Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy,” McIlroy responded in kind. Speaking in Dubai two days before the DP World Tour Championship, the Northern Irishman gave what is surely his most definitive—and certainly most definite—verdict on the LIV Golf CEO’s conduct and comments that have done so much to create…
By Adam Woodard Yahoo News November 15, 2022 Attorney Larry Klayman announced the filing of a Second Amended Class Action Complaint in Palm Beach County’s 15th Judicial Circuit on Monday which alleges antitrust conspiracy to restrain trade and harm golf fans in the state of Florida, as well as “eliminate LIV Golf in its infancy.” Named in the court filing are the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour Golf Channel and the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). The OWGR is alleged to be part of a conspiracy to restrain trade in violation of Florida’s antitrust laws because its board…
By Gabrielle Herzig Sports Illustrated Golf: News, Scores, Equipment, Instruction, Travel, Courses November 2, 2022 The latest filing is distinguished as a new lawsuit “related” to the previous $750 million lawsuit filed in August against the Golf Channel and on-air personality Brandel Chamblee. Reed’s legal team has since announced several additions to the original lawsuit. The 2018 Masters champion—who has since defected from the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf—claimed Chamblee and the network have been “targeting Reed since he was 23 years old,” acting to stain his reputation with reports of cheating. In one instance at the ’19…
(November 1, 2022 Jacksonville, Florida) Today, Patrick Reed, professional golfer, recent LIV Golf Champion and current member of LIV Golf and DP World Tour brought suit for defamation, injurious falsehood, and tortious interference over malicious false publications, all of which were designed to severely harm Mr. Reed, his family and colleagues personally and professionally. Mr. Reed is a former member of the PGA Tour, Masters Champion, among many other victories, accolades, and awards by the young age of 32. The Defendants joined in this lawsuit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville Division),…
New York Post October 1, 2022 Patrick Reed has refiled his $750 million defamation lawsuit against the Golf Channel and its broadcaster Brandel Chamblee, adding more of the network’s personalities as defendants to his claim, according to his attorney, Larry Klayman. Reed — who is a nine-time PGA Tour winner — named Golf Channel employees Damon Hack, Shane Bacon and Eamon Lynch, along with parent companies Golfweek and Gannett, as defendants in the new lawsuit, per The Athletic. Klayman filed the new suit on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, just…
By Bob Harig Sports Illustrated Golf September 29, 2022 Patrick Reed’s attorney has refiled his lawsuit against Golf Channel and analyst Brandel Chamblee in a Florida court and added Golf Channel personalities Damon Hack, Shane Bacon and Eamon Lynch, who also writes for Golfweek. The suit also now includes Golfweek and its owner, Gannett. The change from a Texas court to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville and the addition of defendants was reported by The Athletic. The 2018 Masters champion originally filed his $750 million suit in a U.S. district court on…