iStockphoto
Netflix is facing three new lawsuits this week including a complaint over the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul live-stream and another suit with LeBron James as a co-defendant. The third lawsuit alleges Netflix illegally conspired with Facebook.
In the lawsuit filed over the Netflix live-stream of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, TMZ reports that court documents show a man named Ronald “Blue” Denton made the filing in Florida on Monday.
Denton is suing over the poor quality and constant interruptions of service that he, and thousands of others, experienced trying to watch the boxing match. He reports being “faced with legendary problems, including: no access, streaming glitches, and buffering issues,” in the lawsuit.
Denton is suing Netflix over multiple issues including breach of contract and is asking for unspecified damages.
Meanwhile, related lawsuits may also be forthcoming as Dan Lust, a sports attorney at Moritt Hock & Hamrott and Law Professor at New York Law School, told the New York Post this week, “It wouldn’t shock me one bit to see a lawsuit filed on this fight.”
Lust cites the massive amount of money that was wagered on the bout and the fact that after it was over Jake Paul admitted pulling his punches and carrying Mike Tyson to the end of the fight.
“Paul taking bows and not fighting to the last minute, the optics are just odd,” Lust said. “Would it shock me if there was a class action lawsuit? No.”
Another potential lawsuit over the Tyson vs. Paul fight on Netflix is being investigated by the firm Miller Law, which posted earlier this week of their website, “If you or someone you know signed up for Netflix recently and were unable to view or had difficulty viewing the boxing match, contact Miller Law for a free consultation.”
In a separate, unrelated lawsuit, Netflix and LeBron James’ production company are being sued by a writer, Rob Grabow, who claims the plot of their upcoming film Rez Ball was based on his script.
Gene Maddaus of Variety reports the lawsuit claims “Grabow held several conversations in 2024 with potential collaborators who ultimately decided not to get involved with the project.”
In the third lawsuit filed this week against Netflix, the streamer and Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) are being accused of entering into an unlawful agreement to limit video streaming.
James R. Hood of Consumer Affairs reports that “Meta agreed to limit its video-streaming services to avoid competing with Netflix. In return, Netflix purportedly provided Meta with user data to enhance Facebook’s advertising algorithms,” according to the proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois.