Andre Ward maybe undefeated in the ring but he can’t beat promoter Dan Goossen in the court as yet another one of his cases against his promoter Dan Goossen has been thrown out in the California court according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Kendig issued a ruling dismissing Ward’s latest attempt to terminate his promotional contract. Kendig ruled that Ward had not stated “any basis upon which to invalidate the contract” and the case was dismissed.
Ward had attempted to break the contract by arguing that the promotional agreement was in violation of California Labor Code Section 2855. In essence, that section of the code says a contract for personal services may not be enforced beyond seven years.
However, the court rejected the contention that he was under a personal services contract. Ward re-signed with Goossen for three years in April 2011 and received a $550,000 signing bonus.
In making the ruling, Kendig noted that the California State Athletic Commission had already twice ruled against Ward in separate arbitration hearings pertaining to efforts to break the promotional agreement.
