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Parties Involved:
Major League Baseball Players Association
Plaintiff
Brent Pourciau
Defendant
Top Velocity, LLC
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATED JUDGMENT, CASE NO. 4:19-cv-04912-YGR 

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MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618) 

P. CASEY PITTS (SBN 262463)

ALTSHULER BERZON LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 421-7151

Facsimile: (415) 362-8064

E-mail: mrubin@altber.com 

cpitts@altber.com 

HEATHER CHASE (pro hac vice forthcoming) 

Major League Baseball Players Association 

12 East 49th Street 

New York, NY 10017 

Telephone: (212) 584-6516 

Facsimile: (212) 584-6616 

E-mail: hchcase@mlbpa.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Major League Baseball Players Association 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS 

ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BRENT POURCIAU and TOP VELOCITY, LLC, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 4:19-cv-04912-YGR 

STIPULATED JUDGMENT 

Courtroom: 1, Floor 4 

Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

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STIPULATED JUDGMENT 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Major League Baseball Players Association (“MLBPA”) and 

Defendants Top Velocity, LLC (“Top Velocity”) and Brent Pourciau (“Pourciau,” and collectively 

“Top Velocity Defendants”), by and through their attorneys of record, have entered into a final and 

binding settlement agreement that resolves all disputed issues in the above-captioned matter (the 

“Action”), in which the Top Velocity Defendants admit liability and agree to pay fair and 

reasonable consideration in exchange for mutual releases, as set forth in the parties’ settlement 

agreement; and 

WHEREAS, the parties, pursuant to their settlement agreement, have stipulated to be bound 

by all of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, and covenants incorporated into this 

Final Judgment; and 

WHEREAS, this Court has reviewed the pleadings and filings in the Action and for good 

cause shown, 

It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows: 

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Action and over each of

the parties hereto. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against the 

Defendants. 

2. MLBPA is the exclusive group licensing agent for current Major League baseball

players (“Players”) and has been granted the exclusive right to use, license, and sublicense the 

names, nicknames, likenesses, signatures, pictures, numbers, playing records, biographical data and 

other personal indicia of the Players (collectively, the “Attributes”) for the purposes of any 

commercial, marketing and/or promotional activity (collectively, the “MLBPA Rights”), including 

the use of the Attributes of three or more Players by an entity or brand in a given year. 

3. The Top Velocity Defendants each acknowledge MLBPA as the sole and exclusive

holder of the MLBPA Rights. 

4. The Top Velocity Defendants wrongfully used the Attributes of MLBPA’s members

in Top Velocity Defendants’ programs, materials, products and services (collectively, the 

“Programs”), and in advertising, marketing, promoting, settling, distributing, and soliciting 

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purchases, and in online, social, and other media (collectively, to “Market and/or Sell” and 

formatives thereof), of Top Velocity Defendants’ Programs, including without limitation in the 

following examples, and did so without having obtained a license for such use from MLBPA or 

any Player: 

David Robertson (Twitter: https://twitter.com/gritnj/status/957395244018003970) 

Cole Hamel (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWKi21gQYxY) 

Chris Archer (https://www.topvelocity.net/chris-archer-pitching-analysis/) 

Jake Arrieta (https://www.topvelocity.net/jake-arrieta-workout-program/) 

Archie Bradley (https://www.topvelocity.net/trunk-delay-pitching/) 

Aroldis Chapman (https://www.topvelocity.net/aroldis-chapman-throws-106mph-sidearm-pitching/

https://www.topvelocity.net/top-10-tips-to-throwing-harder/

Yu Darvish (https://www.topvelocity.net/yu-darvish-pitching-analysis/

Wade Davis (https://www.topvelocity.net/power-vs-placement-herrera-davis-holland-the-baseballcodeep4/) 

Ken Giles (https://www.topvelocity.net/how-does-ken-giles-throw-101mph-perfect-arm-path/) 

Sonny Gray (https://www.topvelocity.net/sonny-gray-pitching-analysis/) 

Matt Harvey (https://www.topvelocity.net/met-pitchers-continue-to-have-arm-problems/) 

Kyle Hendricks (https://www.topvelocity.net/kyle-hendricks-pitching-tips-mechanics/) 

Felix Hernandez (https://www.topvelocity.net/felix-hernandez-mechanics-importance-powerweight-ratio/) 

Kelvin Herrera (https://www.topvelocity.net/power-vs-placement-herrera-davis-holland-thebaseball-codeep4/) 

Greg Holland (https://www.topvelocity.net/power-vs-placement-herrera-davis-holland-thebaseball-codeep4/) 

Joe Kelly (https://www.topvelocity.net/joe-kelly-throws-101mph-trap-bar-deadlifts/) 

Matt kemp (https://www.topvelocity.net/power-hitting-workouts-mike-trout-matt-kemp/) 

Clayton Kershaw (https://www.topvelocity.net/clayton-kershaw-pitching-mechanics/) 

Carlos Martinez (https://www.topvelocity.net/keeping-legs-in-line-with-plate-increases-velocity/) 

Mike Minor (https://www.topvelocity.net/3x-90plus-members/3x-professional-pitchers/) 

Yadier Molina (https://www.topvelocity.net/top-10-ways-to-improve-catchers-arm-strength/

https://www.topvelocity.net/2x-sub-2-0-catcher-pop-time-program/

https://www.topvelocity.net/yadier-molina-pop-time-secrets-overhead-squats/) 

Matt Moore (https://www.topvelocity.net/matt-moores-ucl-damage-linked-to-possible-excessivetilt/) 

James Paxton (https://www.topvelocity.net/100mph-pitcher-james-paxton-and-how-to-build-mass/) 

Hunter Pence (https://www.topvelocity.net/how-hunter-pence-throw-hard-and-deadlifts-made-meshort/) 

Salvador Perez (https://www.topvelocity.net/top-10-workout-programs-for-catchers/) 

Jose Quintana (https://www.topvelocity.net/scapular-loading-velocity/) 

Chris Sale (https://www.topvelocity.net/why-chris-sales-sidearm-slot-will-shorten-his-career/) 

Max Scherzer (https://www.topvelocity.net/pitch-like-max-scherzer-and-develop-hyper-mobility/) 

Stephen Strasburg (https://www.topvelocity.net/scapular-loading-velocity/

https://www.topvelocity.net/stephen-strasburg-injury-prediction-and-illegal-peptides/

https://www.topvelocity.net/prevent-early-trunk-rotation-pitching/) 

Marcus Stroman (https://www.topvelocity.net/top-10-steps-pitch-like-marcus-stroman/) 

Mike Trout (https://www.topvelocity.net/power-hitting-workouts-mike-trout-matt-kemp/) 

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Adam Wainwright (https://www.topvelocity.net/adam-wainwright-dead-arm-syndrome-thebaseball-code-ep-1/) 

Zack Wheeler (https://www.topvelocity.net/how-to-best-use-stride-length-to-increase-pitchingvelocity/) 

5. Each unlicensed use by the Top Velocity Defendants of the Attributes as described

in Paragraph 4 violated the MLBPA Rights. 

6. The Top Velocity Defendants represent, warrant, and covenant that they will not,

separately or collectively or in combination with any third party, now or in the future, dispute, 

question, or seek to challenge or invalidate the title, interest or any rights of MLBPA in and to the 

MLBPA Rights. 

7. The Top Velocity Defendants represent, warrant, and covenant that, as of the date of

this Stipulated Judgment, they and each of them have ceased any and all use of the Attributes of 

any Player to Market and/or Sell, and all Marketing and Sales of any product, program, brand, 

service and/or other commercial and/marketing content that uses any Attributes of any Player, 

including without limitation in the manners shown in the examples in Paragraph 4 and in 

MLBPA’s Complaint filed in this action. The aforesaid representations, warranties, and covenants 

of the Top Velocity Defendants is material, and MLBPA is relying on such representation, 

warranty, and covenant in agreeing to resolve the current dispute. 

8. The Top Velocity Defendants represent, warrant, and covenant that, from the date of

this Stipulated Judgment forward, they and each of them will not use any Attributes of any Player 

to Market and/or Sell, and/or Market and/or Sell any product, program, brand, service and/or other 

commercial or marketing content that uses any Attributes of any Player, including without 

limitation in the manners shown in the examples in Paragraph 4 without having obtained the 

express written permission and approval from MLBPA in each instance to do so. The aforesaid 

representation, warranty, and covenant of the Top Velocity Defendants is material, and MLBPA is 

relying on such representation, warranty, and covenant in agreeing to resolve the current dispute. 

In consideration of the terms and provisions set forth above and the stipulation of the 

parties, 

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JUDGMENT IS HEREBY GRANTED in favor of Plaintiff MLBPA and against the Top 

Velocity Defendants as set forth herein. 

Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees as set forth in the parties’ settlement 

agreement. 

The Court hereby retains jurisdiction over this matter, pursuant to the request of the parties 

in their settlement agreement, to enforce the terms of that agreement pursuant to the terms and 

procedures set forth therein. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 18, 2020 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Judge

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The parties, by their respective counsel, hereby consent to the terms and conditions of this 

Stipulated Judgment as set forth above. 

Dated: February 13, 2020 MICHAEL RUBIN 

P. CASEY PITTS

Altshuler Berzon LLP

HEATHER CHASE (pro hac vice 

forthcoming) 

Major League Baseball Players Association 

By: /s/ Michael Rubin

Michael Rubin 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Major League Baseball Players Association

Dated: February 13, 2020 MICHAEL R. BROOKS 

Kolesar & Leatham 

By: /s/ Michael R. Brooks

Michael R. Brooks 

Attorney for Defendants 

Brent Pourciau and Top Velocity, LLC 

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from each of the above signatories. 

Dated: February 13, 2020 Altshuler Berzon LLP 

By: /s/ Michael Rubin

 Michael Rubin 

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