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Case background:
July 1, 2003 Nike signed contract with Zheng which would expire in Dec.31, 2007;
Aug.,2004 Zheng requested more pay from Nike which was denied by Nike;
Mar.9,2005 Zheng wore Adidas shoes at a match in Japan;
Mar.18,2005 Zheng asked to terminate Nike contract and started to attend Adidas activities;
May 16,2006 Zheng signed endorsement contract with Adidas;
May, 2006 Nike sued Adidas but withdrawed due to no sufficient evidence in Beijing;
Apr.15, 2008 Nike Sports (China) Co Ltd accused Adidas AG and Zheng of harming its interests. Nike
also accused Zheng of breach of contract.
The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the case, but did not reach a
verdict.
Case Analysis:
Summarized all the information which I search from the website, from the legal point of view, I think the focus will be the terminate notice in Mar. 18 from Zheng was valid or not. If it is valid, then no evidence can support Nike sue Adidas over Zheng violate the contract, if not, it is obvious Nike will win the case.
But how to approve the termination is valid, we have to start analysis from their contract. A valid contract is an agreement that is binding and enforceable, which starts from offer, when an offer has been accepted, a binding agreement or contract is created, neither party ...