Sheikh Shoes Sues Sports Land Over Acquisition Dispute
The LA chain, recently emerged from bankruptcy, has reinstated its claim against former Sports Land owner John Park, arguing that Park misrepresented the sales volume and inventory value of his Midwest The Athlete’s Foot franchises when he sold them to Sheikh in a 2014. Sheikh is asking the court to disallow Sports Land’s $458,075 claim as an unsecured creditor in the bankruptcy and also to award damages of $6,252,529 from the alleged misrepresentations. The inventory supposedly valued at $7.3 million was significantly less than that, Sheikh claims, and it excluded some $1.5-2.0 million in premium Nike inventory that should have ... Log in to view full article.