April 30, 2026
A Manhattan federal jury credited severance claims from an executive who worked for the former publisher of Sports Illustrated, awarding him over $1 million after he was fired when the billionaire founder of 5-Hour Energy drinks took control, according to a Thursday verdict sheet.
April 23, 2026
Billionaire energy drink mogul Manoj Bhargava told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that he fired an executive from a publishing business he bought because the executive helped run it "into the ground" — pushing back against the man's severance claims.
April 21, 2026
A New Jersey executive who worked for the financially strapped former publisher of Sports Illustrated told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that he is owed potentially $2 million after his firing, but the former publisher countered that he was terminated for cause.
July 18, 2024
The majority owner of Sports Illustrated's onetime publisher is hoping to exit a suit filed by an executive who was fired from the company, arguing he had nothing to do with terminating his employment and defending the denial of a severance package.
April 09, 2024
A former executive for the onetime publisher of Sports Illustrated has sued the company in New York federal court for more than $2 million in lost pay, alleging he was unlawfully terminated after he "faithfully executed his duties."