March 14, 2023
Sports commentator and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin filed a fresh lawsuit against Marriott International in Arizona state court Tuesday with additional named defendants after dropping his original $100 million defamation suit in Texas federal court, saying video evidence handed over by the hotel giant proves his innocence.
March 10, 2023
A Texas federal judge on Friday once again ordered Marriott International to produce the video at the heart of Michael Irvin's $100 million defamation suit, despite Marriott's request earlier in the day to "take swift action" to prohibit Irvin from obtaining the video and making it public.
March 08, 2023
Sports commentator Michael Irvin spoke publicly about his $100 million defamation suit against hotel empire Marriott International for the first time since the former NFL wide receiver was accused of misconduct by a hotel employee and barred from further NFL coverage, calling the allegations "just sickening."
March 01, 2023
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday ordered hotel chain Marriott International Inc. to produce the video at the heart of Michael Irvin's $100 million defamation lawsuit, ruling that the former NFL wide receiver "carried his burden" of establishing good cause for expedited discovery.
February 28, 2023
Hotel empire Marriott International has asked a Texas federal judge to drop sports commentator and former NFL wide receiver Michael Irvin's $100 million defamation suit, or at least transfer the case to Arizona, where the alleged events took place.
February 23, 2023
Michael Irvin, the former NFL wide receiver, has again requested expedited discovery in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against Marriott, claiming that the hotel empire has "stonewalled" him by repeatedly denying him a copy of footage portraying what the hotel calls misconduct and making it "impossible" for him to clear his name.
February 21, 2023
Marriott International is seeking to remove sports commentator and former NFL wide receiver Michael Irvin's $100 million defamation lawsuit from a Texas state court to Texas federal court, arguing that the federal court has diversity jurisdiction over the case against the hotel empire.