After a long and messy legal battle
, NBA super agent, Dan Fegan, has a small victory.
Although the legal battle in its entirety is a complete mess, one thing is certain: Dan Fegan has the blessing of the arbitrator to pursue any client of his despite what ISE says (Independent Sports and Entertainment).
Here’s a quote from Fegan courtesy of Sports Agent Blog.
I am obviously pleased with the arbitrator’s ruling and glad to put the threat of the preliminary injunction behind me. This allows me to focus all of my energy on representing current and future clients. As I’ve said all along, ISE’s claims against me are outrageous and filled with false and malicious allegations. This ruling is the start of my proving just that in and out of court.
In response to Fegan, ISE spokesperson had this to say:
Dan Fegan’s suggestion that he is now ‘free to compete’ with ISE is nonsense, as is his suggestion that he ‘won’ anything on the merits. On the contrary, the arbitrator expressly said that he had ‘serious questions’ about Mr. Fegan’s conduct and held that ISE’s non-compete agreement is fully enforceable and that ISE can recover damages for any breach of that agreement by Mr. Fegan. Regardless of any injunction, any action Mr. Fegan takes in breach of ISE’s agreement he takes at his own risk and at the risk of anyone who interferes with ISE’s contractual rights.
It’s safe to say that ISE is not pleased with the arbitrator’s decision and is still upset with Fegan.
Fegan covers NBA superstar DeMarcus Cousins among others (Jusuf Nurkic and Chandler Parsons). Because of the arbitrator’s decision, Fegan will look to expand that list.
