Classic Car Auction House RM Sotheby’s Settles With Ex-President

Sept. 13, 2022, 4:12 PM UTC

RM Sotheby’s has settled its dispute with a former company president who claimed the classic car auction house tried to crush his rival business despite waiving noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions when he left in 2021, according to a court filing in Delaware.

The two sides docketed a joint stipulation Monday dismissing the case from Delaware’s Chancery Court. The move resolved allegations that RM Sotheby’s engaged in a broad campaign aimed at confusing consumers about its relationship with Kenneth Ahn’s new company, Collectors Garage.

A representative for RM Sotheby’s called the lawsuit unsubstantiated at the time it was filed, and the ...

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