Back in December, Nike filed suit against Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner, cheap mens nike free run shoes three designers who had recently left the company and announced plans to join Adidas. Nike contended not only that such a move was in violation of their non-compete agreements, but also that the trio conspired to steal trade secrets and business strategies, including new product designs. Nike demanded $10 million in damages and the return and/or destruction of trade secrets.
The trio denied all wrongdoing, and fired back with a countersuit of their own accusing their former employer of, among other things, violating their privacy. cheap nike womens free run Back and forth had become increasingly contentious between the two sides, with Nike even having high-ranking Adidas executives subpoenaed, while the designers requested video deposition from Nike CEO Mark Parker and other company execs.
And today, in the blink of an eye, the whole saga is over, the sides having reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement. No comment has been issued, leaving this court blurb as the entirety of what’s known:
Pursuant to ORCP 54 A(1), plaintiff Nike, Inc. and defendants Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner hereby stipulate that all claims and counterclaims in this case are dismissed with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, and with no right of appeal.
So that’s it. It’s all over but the crying, and no one will pay anyone else’s attorneys’ fees. Stay tuned in case more details emerge, and read more about the whole story over at the Portland Business Journal, courtesy of the indispensable Matthew Kish.
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