Alabama’s starting running back, is focused on the Crimson Tide’s upcoming bowl game and his teammates still in Tuscaloosa. Like many teams, Alabama has been impacted by the transfer portal, but Miller believes this shouldn’t be an excuse for their preparations for the ReliaQuest Bowl.
“All we got is all we need,” Miller told reporters on Thursday. “We trust everybody that’s gonna get in the game, even during practice, and of course, we know when their time comes, they are going to go out there and do their thing.”
Miller also confirmed that he will return to Tuscaloosa for the 2025 season. The Texas native led Alabama’s rushing attack in 2024, totaling 641 yards and seven touchdowns during the regular season.
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Former Alabama All-American gets almost $2.8 million in lawsuit judgment
Mark Barron, a former Alabama All-American, and his company, MSV Synergy LLC, have been granted $2,784,606.61 to settle a lawsuit filed on September 10, 2021. This ruling was issued by Judge Edgardo Ramos in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York last week. Judge Ramos made the decision after approving a motion from Barron and MSV to uphold an arbitrator’s ruling and rejecting a motion to overturn the award filed by attorney Saadia Shapiro and Paz Global Ventures LLC.
The initial lawsuit claimed that Saadia Shapiro, using his legal expertise as a licensed attorney in New York, deceived professional football player Mark Barron out of $2 million by making false promises of securing highly sought-after personal protection equipment. Barron trusted these claims, but according to the complaint, the plaintiffs never received any of the promised equipment nor the return of their $2 million.
The court complaint states that Shapiro promised to supply powder-free, nitrile, medical-examination gloves approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from China. This led MSV Synergy to enter into an agreement on October 30, 2020, to purchase 250,000 boxes, each containing 100 gloves. The $2 million was held in escrow until the gloves were delivered to a site in the New York/New Jersey area, but no delivery ever occurred.
The complaint stated that the shipments of gloves were expected to start arriving in late November or early December 2020. However, on December 7, 2020, Shapiro requested the release of the escrowed funds to cover the cost of shipping containers, assuring that MSV Synergy would receive as many shipments of nitrile gloves as needed within 13 to 17 days of the release. Despite this, the lawsuit claimed that, even after the money was released, MSV Synergy neither received the gloves nor the $2 million payment.
On September 7, 2022, Judge Ramos allowed the dispute to move to arbitration. On June 3, arbitrator Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that Paz Global and Shapiro had violated the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement with Barron and MSV Synergy. Additionally, Shapiro was found to have breached both the Escrow Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement.
Following the conclusions of arbitrator Scheindlin, Judge Ramos issued a final judgment to close the case, ordering Paz Global Ventures and Shapiro to pay Barron and MSV Synergy a total of $2 million. In addition, they were required to pay 9 percent pre-judgment interest from May 19, 2021, through December 11, 2024, amounting to $642,082.19. The judgment also included $63,290.76 for administrative and arbitration fees, as well as $79,233.66 in attorney’s fees.
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