Lawsuits/legal

Posted February 27, 2026

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — The U.S. International Trade Commission upheld a judge's initial finding that a Chinese company violated federal law by importing and selling cameras that infringed on GoPro's intellectual property.

Posted February 25, 2026
Suits against Giant and Specialized point to a new California law banning "junk fees."
Screenshot from the suit against Giant showing a destination fee.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BRAIN) — A California law firm has filed class-action lawsuits against Giant and Specialized, on behalf of separate plaintiffs, alleging the bike companies’ website charge online consumers hidden fees.

Posted February 24, 2026
An event at the Pearl Street Full Cycle location in 2018.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The former Colorado Multisport and Full Cycle owners are engaged in a legal dispute over the sale of the combined business to Mike's Bikes last summer.

Posted February 23, 2026
UPDATED TO ADD MANY OTHER BIKE BRANDS
The Court of International Trade in New York.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Several major bikes brands, including Trek, Specialized and Shimano, are among the thousands of U.S. companies, including major corporations like Costco, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Toyota, that are suing the U.S. government to get in line to recover tariffs paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the Supreme Court ruled illegal on Friday.

Posted February 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — A paraplegic man has dropped a suit against a bike shop ownerwho he said did not have a required ramp to enter the store.

Posted February 4, 2026
Updated with Giro comment.

VENICE, Italy (BRAIN) — An Italian court has ordered Giro's European distributor, Spain-based Adventure Sports Group Europe S.L., to stop making certain marketing claims about its waterproof cycling gloves after a complaint by a company that has a patent on those features.

Posted February 4, 2026

SANTA ANA, Calif. (BRAIN) — A judge approved the class action settlement between a group of plaintiffs and Shimano North America in the Hollowtech II crankset recall because of separation and breakage.

Posted October 29, 2025

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A Washington state man is suing Specialized Bicycle Components after suffering injuries following a crash on a Turbo Levo e-MTB he said was caused by a known motor defect.

Posted October 22, 2025

DENVER (BRAIN) — Strava has dropped the patent infringement lawsuit it filed against Garmin 20 days ago.

Posted October 2, 2025
UPDATED: Suunto also suing Garmin in a separate case
Garmin released computers with Strava Live Segments in 2015.

DENVER (BRAIN) — Strava and Suunto are each suing Garmin for patent infringement.

Strava is suing the GPS brand in a Colorado court, saying Garmin's segments and leaderboards features violate a patent licensing agreement the two companies reached in 2015.

Posted September 10, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Rad Power has reached a settlement with a man who said his Rad Runner Plus e-bike caused him to fall and sustain injuries and damage property. The case is in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco.

Posted July 24, 2025
Also, two senators want answers on why the CPSC's e-bike and lithium-ion battery testing standards proposal was not published for public comment.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a federal judge's ruling reinstating three Consumer Product Safety Commissioners fired by President Trump in May.

Posted July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — An Administrative Law Judge issued an initial finding that a Chinese company violated federal law by importing and selling cameras that infringed on GoPro's intellectual property.

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