The former attorney for Jose Canseco said Tuesday that he has sued the retired baseball star for not paying him. Attorney Robert Saunooke said the former slugger didn't pay him for five years of work.
He said Canseco owes him between $350,000 and $500,000 for representing him in civil and criminal matters, contract negotiations, plane trips and book deals. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel first reported the lawsuit.
Saunooke represented Canseco from 2003 until this past April. He filed the lawsuit in Broward County Circuit Court on May 30.
Canseco said he's confident that he will win any challenge if it goes to court. He said his former attorney is only one of many people who have attacked him since he began revealing his use of steroids — and alleging that of other players — in baseball several years ago.
