Your word used to be your bond but in the case of CM Punk and his friend Colt Cabana, a text message may prove to be a bit handier.
Chicago Sun-Times reports that UFC fighter CM Punk is being sued by longtime friend Colt Cabana for breaching an agreement they allegedly made where Punk would pay for legal fees if Cabana helped him win the defamation lawsuit.
Cabana’s lawsuit contends Punk promised to help him out with the legal bills they amassed fighting the defamation lawsuit. Cabana claims Punk told him in a text that he would be “100% covered.”
Punk has failed to keep that promise, leaving him with unpaid legal bills totaling $513,736, according to the lawsuit.
Punk asked Cabana to pay half of the legal fees, which comes out to $256,868, saying “You are on your own.”
The lawsuit claims that Punk, “… acted with fraud, malice, and oppression toward Colton, with the deliberate intention of causing Colton harm.”
Cabana is seeking $200,000 in general damages plus $1 million in punitive and exemplary damages.
