Joe Hand Promotions, specializing in licensing exclusive sports programming, claims exclusive rights to distribute UFC events. They allege Ralo’s Cocktail Lounge exhibited UFC 264 without proper authorization, violating 47 U.S.C. §§ 553 and 605 under federal jurisdiction.
Ralo’s Cocktail Lounge, located in East Chicago, IN, is accused of using unauthorized means to broadcast the event, thereby avoiding licensing fees and attracting customers. Keon Frazier, a resident of Indiana and key figure in the establishment’s operations, is also named in the lawsuit.
Joe Hand Promotions seeks statutory damages up to $110,000 per violation under 47 U.S.C. § 605 or up to $60,000 per violation under 47 U.S.C. § 553, along with attorney’s fees, interest, and other costs.
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The case has been assigned to Judge Philip P. Simon and Magistrate Judge Abizer Zanzi in the U.S. District Court of Northern Indiana, and assigned Case No. 2:24-cv-00236-PPS-AZ.