Ex-NFL Player Secures $2.7 Million Award in PPE Scheme Suit

Jan. 30, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC

A lawyer and his firm failed to convince a federal appeals court to reject an arbitration award for former football player Mark Barron, after allegedly defrauding him through sales agreements over personal protective equipment.

Saadia Shapiro, Shapiro & Associates Attorneys at Law PLLC, and PAZ Global Ventures LLC didn’t meet their burden in showing the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit how the arbitrator lacked authority, acted unfairly, or disregarded the ...

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