BOWEN v. ADIDAS AMERICA, INC.

C/A No.: 3:18-3118-JFA.

541 F.Supp.3d 670 (2021)

Brian BOWEN, II, Plaintiff, v. ADIDAS AMERICA, INC., James Gatto, Merl Code, Christian Dawkins, Munish Sood, Thomas Gassnola, and Christopher Rivers, Defendants. v. Brian Bowen, Sr., Cross-defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division.

Signed May 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin V. Ram , Harry Cooper Wilson, III , W. Mullins McLeod, Jr. , McLeod Law Group LLC, Charleston, SC, for Plaintiff.

Jessica Lee Gooding , Robert Fredrick Goings , Goings Law Firm LLC, Columbia, SC, for Cross-Defendant.

Andrew J. Ceresney , Pro Hac Vice, Matthew David Forbes , Pro Hac Vice, Nathan Samuel Richards , Pro Hac Vice, William Howard Taft , V, Pro Hac Vice, DeBevoise and Plimpton, New York, NY, Matthew T. Richardson , Mary Lucille Dinkins, Wyche PA, Columbia, SC, James Edward Cox, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Wyche PA, Greenville, SC, for Defendant Adidas America Inc.

Deborah B. Barbier , Barbier Law Office, Columbia, SC, for Defendant James Gatto.

Terry Allan Finger , Finger Fraser and Andrews, Hilton Head Island, SC, Benjamin Thomas Shelton , Shelton Law Firm LLC, Hilton Head, SC, for Defendant Merl Code.

Steven Alan Haney , Pro Hac Vice, Haney Law Group, Southfield, MI, Terry Allan Finger , Finger Fraser and Andrews, Hilton Head Island, SC, for Defendant Christian Dawkins.

Richard J. Zack , Pro Hac Vice, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Thomas H. Cordova , Pro Hac Vice, Troutman Pepper LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Wilbur Eugene Johnson , Clement Rivers LLP, Charleston, SC, for Defendant Munish Sood.

Cory E. Manning , Wesley Tyler Moran , Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP, Columbia, SC, Robert Lauri Lindholm, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough—Char, Charlotte, NC, for Defendant Christopher Rivers.


MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

This case is set against the backdrop of corruption in National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") Division I college basketball. The Court is mindful of the public discourse about the exploitation...

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