Why Olympic Runner's Antitrust Suit Didn't Clear Hurdle

Law360, New York ( June 15, 2016, 3:57 PM EDT) -- An antitrust lawsuit filed by Run Gum, a manufacturer of energy-enhanced chewing gum founded by two-time Olympic runner Nick Symmonds, was recently dismissed with prejudice by U. S. District Judge Michael J.  McShane in the District of Oregon. [1] Run Gum had alleged that the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) rules prohibiting runners from displaying individual sponsorships on their apparel during the upcoming 2016 qualifying Olympic trials constituted a restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Act. . . .

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