Suit Alleges 15 Claims Against Current
Business Ally and Former Employees
SALT LAKE CITY, Connor Sport Court International,
the
market leader in performance sport flooring and outdoor game courts, today
announced it has filed
a federal lawsuit against Snap Lock Industries, Snap
Court LLC -- including Snap Lock's principals
and several former Sport Court
employees -- for possible violations of federal and state laws.com
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This partnership brings together two industry leaders - USATF, the
national governing body
for track and field, long-distance running, and race
walking in the United States - and Sport Court
, the U.
"Sport Court has demonstrated that it has the infrastructure and, more
importantly
, the leadership and energy to drive awareness of our sport and its
fitness benefits," Masback said
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For more information
about Connor Sport Court International, call 1.connorfloor."
"We
were looking for more than just a supplier and Sport Court impressed
us with its technologically
advanced sport surfaces and proactive approach to
furthering the goals of USATF," said USATF CEO
Craig Masback.
About Connor Sport Court International
Connor Sport Court International
is the premiere sports surfacing and
flooring company which provides the marketplace with comprehensive
indoor
sports flooring and outdoor sports surfacing solutions for residential,
community-based
, educational and commercial customers.disabled an
Connor Sport Court International Files Federal Lawsuit Against
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"We refuse to
tolerate what we believe are blatant attempts
by Snap Lock and its affiliates
to confuse the marketplace and capitalize on Sport Court's heritage
and
credibility.Sport Court to Provide High Performance Synthetic Flooring for Competition and
Training
INDIANAPOLIS and SALT LAKE CITY, USA Track +
Field
(USATF) and Sport Court, a division of Connor Sport Court International, today
jointly announced
a new partnership in which Sport Court becomes the official
supplier of athletic competition and
training surfaces for USATF.
"USATF and Sport Court look forward to providing athletes the safest
and
fastest surfaces available anywhere on the globe," said Charlie Graves, CEO of
Sport Court
. "We're honored to be working with the World's #1 Track + Field
Team and look forward to helping
them prepare for the Beijing Games and
beyond. "They have an established history of
encouraging
youth development and activity, and offered us the additional
insight we needed into the needs and
demands of today's competitive and
recreational athletes. "Together we are already moving forward
with various initiatives, including programs that help promote physical
fitness at the elementary
and middle school levels."
About USA Track + Field
USA Track + Field (USATF) is the
National Governing Body for track and
field, long-distance running and race walking in the United
States.usatf.
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"We will continue to vigorously pursue litigation to protect our
intellectual
property rights and legal interests," Graves said.USA Track + Field and Sport Court Announce Exclusive
Partnership
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performance sports flooring."
USATF will rely upon Sport
Court's advanced track surfaces, including its
new FlashTrack, which features Nike Grind (TM) - an
option offered exclusively
in Connor Sport Court sport surface products.org.connorfloor.sport related
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About Connor Sport Court International
Connor Sport Court International is the premiere sports
surfacing and
flooring company which provides the marketplace with comprehensive indoor
sports
flooring and outdoor sports surfacing solutions for residential,
community-based, educational and
commercial customers.800.S.
Strategic Partnership off the Track
Moving far beyond
athletic surfaces, the USATF/Sport Court partnership
includes a mutual commitment to various health
and fitness initiatives,
ranging from youth fitness activities, to coaching education activities
and
beyond.court rules
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Detailing 15 different federal and state claims, the federal lawsuit
includes
allegations that the Salt Lake City-based Snap Lock and affiliated
parties engaged in federal trademark
and intellectual property infringement,
cyberpiracy, tortuous interference, breach of contract, violation
of the Utah
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and violation of the Utah Unfair Competition Act
through
use of predatory recruiting of Sport Court employees and customers.8112 or visit
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"We are excited to be working with the USATF to support the sport - both
on and off the track
," Graves added.team sports
"Recently, in direct violation of our agreement, Snap Lock and its affiliates
have
entered into the sports flooring business and have initiated the hostile
pursuit of our employees
and customers. USATF
encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track + Field
Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior
high school participatory
sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the
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"Since
1995, we have maintained a strong working relationship with Snap
Lock," said Charlie Graves, CEO
of Connor Sport Court International.421. FlashTrack's environmentally friendly characteristics
also
qualify the surface for U. Green Building Council LEED credits in many
instances.sport explanation
After a
global
search process, USATF awarded Sport Court an exclusive and
unprecedented five-year contract which
runs through 2010. For more information
about Connor Sport Court International, call 1.8112 or visit
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"Not only have
we found a partner who will provide a safe and superior
surface, but also one
that has a genuine interest in the strategic direction of our organization
and
athletes. Nike's unique program recycles
athletic shoes and then Sport Court incorporates
these high performance
recycled materials into sports surfacing products that benefit the environment
and local communities.disabled related
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