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Gambling Lawsuit Dismissed Against American Pharoah Owner

Gambling Lawsuit Dismissed Against American Pharoah Owner

American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat ended up being relieved to possess a lawsuit over gambling debts dismissed in federal court.

American Pharoah will run for horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years on Saturday, and their owner will have the ability to savor it minus the concern with a major lawsuit hanging over the procedures.

A federal judge dismissed a $1.65 million gambling lawsuit against Ahmed Zayat, one that accused him of having run up those debts by betting on activities via an casino that is offshore.

Zayat said that the lawsuit, brought by Howard Rubinsky, was ‘a fraudulence.’

‘It’s total fiction,’ Zayat said. ‘It’s a lie that is total. It is just a case of blackmail with a criminal.’

Statute of Limitations Exceeded

Those comments landed Zayat with a libel suit over the top for the gambling claim. But it appears as if Zayat was ultimately vindicated.

According to US District Judge William J. Martini, Rubinsky’s claim dated back to 2005, when he first hired an attorney and investigator in an attempt to recover the debt. That meant that the lawsuit dropped outside the six-year statute of limitations for the situation in New Jersey.

Rubinsky had hoped that Martini would rule that the instance had originated in 2008, when Rubinsky stated he’d received texting from Zayat promising to repay the funds he owed.

However, Martini ruled that it was clear in those text messages that Zayat was saying that he didn’ Читать далее