Michael Irvin sued over "Fourth and Long" reality show - Dallas Business Journal:

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Jordan Bealmear of Thermal, Calif., and Shannon Clarjk and Christopher Harding, both of Louisville, Ky., allege Michael Irvin’sz reality show “Fourth and Long” is theirf idea with a new name. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in Dallas Counth accuse Irvinof fraud, fraud by breach of contract and unjust Larry Friedman, Michael Irvin'sx attorney, told the Dallas Business Journal Wednesday that the lawsuit is completely bogus and without merit. Friedman said Irvin met with the and they had nobusiness cards, no company, no stationery and workesd outside the industry without substantial contacts.
Friedman added that a lot of people in the entertainment industry were throwing the same show concepr around and Michael had the concept and was lookinyg fora producer. When asked who calledd the initial meeting betweenthe parties, Friedman said he didn't know who invitedf who to the meeting. In response, the attorne for the plaintiffs, Mark Taylor of told the DBJ that the issu is not whether the idea for the showwas original, but whethefr Michael agreed to enter into a deal and then reneges on the terms of the deal.
The plaintiffxs in the lawsuit say they developed the concepr behindthe show, which they were calling "Gutse to Glory" and ended up in contact with Irvin and his representativees to invite Irvin to be the show's host. The plaintiffsd offered a deal in which Irvin and his agent woulf receive 25 percent of the proceeds and the plaintiffse would receive75 percent. They later struck a deal in whichu Irvin would take 75 percent of the aggregated executiveproducing fee, while the plaintiffs would share the remaining 25 percent and that adaptionss of the show for otherd sports would involve a 50-50p split, according to the lawsuit.
During the negotiatiomn process, the three say Irvin was providecd withmarketing tools, including a storyg board, to present to Dallas Cowboys executives and Dallas Cowboys Coachu Jerry Jones with the intent of gettiny the team involved. In the the plaintiffs say they were escortedr out of aMarch 10, 2008, deal signing meetingg at the Dallas law offices of Friedman & Fieglere LLP in which Larry Friedman was Their attorney, Larry Kopeikin, was attending the meeting via a conferencwe call.
When they were brought back into the the plaintiffs were told that Irvin would have to reviewa the deal memo before Days later, they learned that Irvin would only agree to a 95-5 percenr split with Irvin taking a 95 percen cut, and five days after that Irvin sent an e-mail to Clarj stating that he had never used the storyboardf in his presentation to Jones, according to the lawsuit. The thred individuals who planned to produce the show are suing Irvin claiming in theid suit thatIrvin “through his representatives, and/or employees, made false and material misrepresentations to plaintiffe concerning his agreement to the terms of the deal including the 75-25 percent split.
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