Court Allows Bowen Case against Adidas to Proceed on Most Counts
The former high school basketball player at the center of the Hoopgate scandal had some of his allegations thrown out by the court, but the major thrust of his complaint was allowed to proceed as the court declined to let Adidas off the hook as an innocent bystander in the case. Specifically, the court said Brian Bowen sufficiently alleged both that two members of Adidas ‘senior management,’ James Gatto and Christopher Rivers, had knowledge of the alleged scheme, and that other members of Adidas’ senior management had approved alleged sham invoices used to pay bribes to Bowen. “This Court declines ... Log in to view full article.