The ongoing legal battle between DraftKings, the digital sports entertainment and gaming giant, and a former executive who has since joined rival company Fanatics, has reached a new level of intensity. The main bone of contention is over noncompete agreements the former executive was allegedly tied to during his tenure at DraftKings.
DraftKings now asserts that the former executive’s lawsuit needs to be transferred from a state court to a federal one in California. The company has made allegations of fraud against its ex-executive, contending that he artfully manipulated circumstances to make it appear that diversity jurisdiction did not apply in this case.
In response to this turn of events, this former DraftKings official who now works with Fanatics has yet to make a public statement regarding the charges brought against him by the popular gaming company. Industry insiders are keenly watching this case as it continues to unfold in the coming weeks.
For further details on the case, please visit the original article published on Law360.