Court: Reebok Must Produce Documents Relating to NBA in American Needle Case

A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has granted American Needle’s motion to compel Reebok International to produce documents involving its license agreement with the NBA. The discovery ruling was made as part of American Needle’s ongoing antitrust litigation against Reebok, NFL, its teams, and NFL Properties.   “American Needle has demonstrated the importance of the NBA information to the market definition and market power issues,” wrote the court. “The benefit