DraftKings has filed a 49-page federal lawsuit against their former head of VIP operations for allegedly plotting to steal customer information and taking it to Fanatics. first reported the news.
The lawsuit alleges that Michael Hermalyn “hatched a secret plan over the past year to steal and use confidential information, solicit customers and employees and join a key competitor, Fanatics, Inc. (“Fanatics”), in brazen violation of his agreements with and duties to DraftKings.”
The suit goes on to allege Hermalyn's plan began in earnest a year ago, where he met with Fanatics' CEO to talk about job opportunities.
Things culminated, according to the lawsuit, this week with Hermalyn falsely claiming a friend of his passed away in Pennsylvania while he traveled to California to ink the deal with Fanatics, where he also “downloaded DraftKings' confidential business plans for the Super Bowl while sitting in Fanatics' offices.”