Overview
- Adidas filed the suit on March 12 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, naming Sole Retriever, founder Harris Monoson, and five unidentified individuals whom it suspects include insiders with access to company files.
- The complaint cites an August 2025 email in which Monoson allegedly threatened to publish the full Anthony Edwards 2 lineup unless the platform received preferential treatment.
- Adidas alleges subsequent posts revealed confidential AE2 colorways and later shared CADs for the upcoming Anthony Edwards 3 and D.O.N. Issue 8 on Instagram and X.
- The company seeks damages and a permanent injunction under trade‑secret and copyright statutes, noting potential penalties of up to $150,000 per willful infringement.
- Sole Retriever publicly denies the claims as an attack on media rights and says it will mount a First Amendment defense, and the docket shows no court response filed yet.