Dolphins CB Will Allen being sued by former sports agency

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Dolphins CB Will Allen being sued by former sports agency

By Omar Kelly
Sun-Sentinel.com

7:13 PM EDT, June 23, 2008

Dolphins cornerback Will Allen is being sued by his former sports agency, which alleges that the player failed to make payment on a settlement agreement made earlier this year.

According to the complaint, filed June 17 in the Circuit Court of Broward County, Allen did not pay agent Tom Condon and his agency commissions due on the salary, signing bonus and incentive bonuses for the four-year contract Allen signed with the Dolphins in March of 2006.

The dispute between Allen and Condon, who Allen hired to represent him in 2003, was initially submitted to an arbitrator, which is customary in NFLPA disputes over compensation.

But before the hearing was scheduled to take place in February, the suit alleges, Allen agreed to pay CAA Sports $195,500 in fees, together with additional sums based upon his 2008 and 2009 salary.

As a result of the settlement agreement, the arbitration hearing was canceled, but the lawsuit claims Allen breached the settlement when he failed to pay the initial installment of $50,500 that was due by March 4, 2008.

The lawsuit filed by CAA is seeking $195,500 for past agency and marketing fees, $75,000 for 2008 agent fees, and $90,000 for 2009 agent fees. It also seeks to factor in any escalators or bonuses Allen might receive from performance, and attorney fees.

"My client has a contract and a settlement agreement from Mr. Allen. It looks pretty clear cut to me," said Neil Frank, the attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of CAA. "He was suppose to start making payments and didn't do so, and now we're going to collect on the money owed."

Once Allen has been served with the lawsuit he has 20 days to respond. Allen's present agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined to comment.

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