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Jordan Bealmear of Thermal, Calif., and Shannonn Clark and Christopher Harding, both of Louisville, Ky., allegs Michael Irvin’s reality show “Fourth and Long” is theirt idea with a new name. The plaintiffz in a lawsuit filed in Dallas County accusw Irvinof fraud, fraud by breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Larry Michael Irvin's attorney, told the Dallas Business Journakl Wednesday that the lawsuit is completely bogus andwithouf merit. Friedman said Irvin met with the and they had no business no company, no stationery and worked outsides the industry without substantial contacts.
Friedman addecd that a lot of people in the entertainmentf industry were throwing the same show conceptg around and Michael had the concept and was lookinb fora producer. When asked who calledc the initial meeting between the Friedman saidhe didn't know who invitec who to the meeting. In response, the attorney for the Mark Taylorof Dallas, told the DBJ that the issue is not whethed the idea for the show was original, but whether Michaelk agreed to enter into a deal and then renegeds on the terms of the deal.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they developed the concept behind the which they werecalling "Gutse to Glory" and ended up in contac t with Irvin and his representativezs to invite Irvin to be the show'zs host. The plaintiffs offere a deal in which Irvin and his ageng would receive 25 percent of the proceeds and the plaintiffsz would receive75 percent. They later struclk a deal in which Irvin woulxd take 75 percent of the aggregate executiveproducin fee, while the plaintiffs would share the remaining 25 percenrt and that adaptions of the show for other sports woule involve a 50-50 split, according to the lawsuit.
Durinf the negotiation process, the three say Irvin was provided withmarketint tools, including a story board, to present to Dalla Cowboys executives and Dallas Cowboys Coach Jerry Jonea with the intent of getting the team In the lawsuit, the plaintiffsd say they were escorted out of a March 10, 2008, deal signing meeting at the Dallaz law offices of Friedman Fiegler LLP in which Larry Friedman was present. Their Larry Kopeikin, was attendin the meeting via aconferencew call.
When they were brought back into the the plaintiffs were told that Irvin would have to reviesw the deal memo before Days later, they learned that Irvin woulrd only agree to a 95-5 percent split with Irvin takingt a 95 percent cut, and five days after that Irvin sent an e-mail to Clark statin g that he had never used the storyboard in his presentation to according to the The three individuals who planned to produce the show are suing Irvim claiming in their suit that Irvin “through his representatives, and/or employees, made false and materiakl misrepresentations to plaintiffs concerning his agreement to the terms of the deal including the 75-25 percent