No retrial for Williams sisters
Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams are off the hook in a breach of contract suit.A Palm Beach County Circuit judge has ruled that the Williams family should not be dragged back into court for a retrial of a breach of contract lawsuit they won in December.
The 14-page decision sets the stage for them to head back to court to seek reimbursement for the expenses they incurred fighting would-be promoters Carol Clarke and Keith Rhodes in a legal battle that began in 2002. After a nearly six week trial, and four hours of deliberation, a jury found Clarke and Rhodes deserved nothing.
The family’s lawyers will seek nearly two-hundred thousand dollars in legal fees.
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