Adidas Sues Sneaker News Site over Leaked Designs

adidas Sues Sole Retriever Over Alleged Extortion Attempt

Source: adidas / adidas For the past few years, Nike has been giving their legal team quite the workout byconstantly filing lawsuits against any and everyone who dares to try to make a buck off the Nike name. Now, adidas is turning to its own legal counsel as they’re taking Sole Retriever to court over an apparent extortion attempt. According to Hypebeast, on March 12, adidas filed a lawsuit against Sole Retriever, alleging that the people behin…

Adidas sues sneaker news site over leaked designs

Adidas America last week filed a federal lawsuit against Sole Retriever and alleged it conspired to steal the designs of some of its latest sneakers.

BLK ALERTS - adidas Sues Sole Retriever Over Alleged Extortion Attempt

Source: adidas / adidas For the past few years, Nike has been giving their legal team quite the workout byconstantly filing lawsuits against any and everyone who dares to try to make a buck off the Nike name. Now, adidas is turning to its own legal counsel as they’re taking Sole Retriever to court over an apparent extortion attempt. According to Hypebeast, on March 12, adidas filed a lawsuit against Sole Retriever, alleging that the people behin…

Adidas Claims Extortion in Suit Over Stolen Sneaker Designs

Adidas sued sneaker website Sole Retriever for stealing and leaking images of unreleased Anthony Edwards and Donovan Mitchell shoes.

Adidas America Inc. Files Lawsuit Against Sole Retriever Over Alleged Extortion

In a lawsuit filed on March 12, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, adidas claims that Sole Retriever weaponized stolen trade secrets and unreleased product imagery to demand preferential treatment from the sportswear giant. In an email revealed in the filing, Sole Retrievers’ founder, Harris Monoson, reached out to adidas and Pitch Blend (the PR firm that assists adidas Originals with product launches), demanding to be …