Ex-DraftKings VP Says Court Order Blocks Most Work at Fanatics

Feb. 15, 2024, 9:08 PM UTC

Former DraftKings Inc. executive Michael Hermalyn asked a Boston federal judge to modify a temporary restraining order he claims is keeping him from doing most of his new job at the sports-gambling website’s competitor, Fanatics Inc.

At a Feb. 8 hearing, “the court did ‘not temporarily restrain Mr. Hermalyn from working for Fanatics,’ as DraftKings requested,” according to a Feb. 14 filing in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. “Rather, the court only restrained Hermalyn from making any use of DraftKings’ confidential information and trade secrets, as well as from soliciting DraftKings’ clients and employees,” the filing ...

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