Battle Born Munitions Inc v. Dicks Sporting Goods

  1. July 26, 2023

    Pa. Doctrine Bars Fraud Claim Against Dick's, 3rd Circ. Rules

    A split Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an ammunition company's claims that Dick's Sporting Goods fraudulently induced it to make and store $4.5 million worth of store-branded ammo, after the panel majority ruled Wednesday that the suit was governed entirely by the companies' vendor agreement.

  2. January 12, 2023

    Ammo Co. Tells 3rd Circ. Pa. Doctrine Doesn't Bar Fraud Claim

    A Pennsylvania legal doctrine prohibiting tort claims like fraud in relationships governed by contracts shouldn't apply to cases where those contracts were tainted by deception during negotiations, a Nevada ammunition company told the Third Circuit in a bid to revive a lawsuit against Dick's Sporting Goods.

  3. January 04, 2023

    3rd Circ. Preview: NCAA Athlete Pay Fight Tops Jan. Calendar

    Collegiate athletes' fight for pay leads the Third Circuit's argument calendar this month, along with cases tackling the tax deductibility of litigation expenses and whether the "gist of action" doctrine applies in a case against Dick's Sporting Goods. 

  4. June 27, 2022

    3rd Circ. Urged To Allow Ammo Maker's Tort Claims

    Ammunitions broker Battle Born Munitions Inc. asked the Third Circuit to overturn a lower court's finding that it can't bring tort claims against its vendor Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., saying that Dick's knew it would not accept delivery of store-branded bullets when it said it would.