Four Lessons You Can Learn from Nike's Lawsuit Against Its Former Designers

Some key takeways from Nike's lawsuit against its former designers from a lawyer's perspective.

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By now, most sneakerheads have probably heard of the mammoth lawsuit filed by Nike against three of its former high-profile designers and the alleged misdeeds that came to light. While the proceedings are ongoing and not much new information has surfaced since, we reached out to our in-house legal counsel to get a lawyer's perspective on the case, and she gave us some useful points to be gleaned from Nike’s complaint. To be clear, this should in no way be construed as actual legal advice, but rather some general observations from someone in the legal field. With that in mind, here are Four Lessons to Be Learned from Nike's Lawsuit Against Its Formers Designers.

Don't use company property to access your personal email account.

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Some things should not be discussed in writing, which includes text messaging.

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Erasing devices and deleting files doesn't mean it's gone permanently.

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Your company makes you sign non-compete and non-solicitation agreements for a reason. Understand what you are signing.

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