Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. v. Scott Pemberton

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Classic Entertainment, holding that the defendant failed to produce competent evidence of a genuine issue of material fact regarding the alleged oral agreement for twenty percent of his fight earnings. The Court applied the de novo standard for summary‑judgment review and declined to consider the defendant’s waived arguments concerning an arbitration clause and a federal boxing statute.