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Nike Drops Suit Against Boris Berian, Allowing Him To Sign With New Balance

Nike has "dropped its controversial lawsuit against American runner Boris Berian," according to Jeff Manning of the Portland OREGONIAN. A day after saying in federal court that it "would suffer 'irreparable harm' if it allowed Berian to leave Nike and go instead to New Balance, Nike without elaboration filed a notice of voluntary dismissal late Thursday." U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez "was set to rule next week." It "was clear from his questions in court Wednesday that the judge had his doubts about Nike's contention that it had matched New Balance's offer." The case "earned Nike withering criticism from parts of the elite track and field crowd who argued it was unfair" for Nike to "haul Berian into court on the eve of a potentially career-making series of competitions this summer at the Olympic Trials and the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil" (Portland OREGONIAN, 6/24). Nike said that it "wanted to 'eliminate (the) distraction” of the lawsuit on the eve of the Olympic Trials, where Berian "is a favorite to earn a berth" to the Rio Games. Berian's agent Merhawi Keflezighi said that he and his client were “'cautiously optimistic' the dispute is over" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 6/24). 

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