Court Orders Arbitration in Pitino-Adidas Case as Specified in Endorsement Contract

A federal judge from the Western District of Kentucky has ordered that former University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino must pursue his claim that Adidas America, Inc. wronged him through arbitration, not the courts.   Pitino sought relief through the courts with a single claim of outrage under Kentucky law against the sporting goods manufacturer, alleging that it knowingly or recklessly caused him emotional distress when its employees conspired to bribe University of Loui