Nike Settles With Ex-Director Over Race Bias Allegations (1)

Nike Inc. won’t have to face claims from a fired executive whose first language is Spanish and is over the age of 50 that he was subjected to comments mocking his accent and age.

Judge Michelle Williams Court of the US District Court for the Central District of California dismissed Juan Antonio Torres Garavito’s complaint after the parties announced a settlement had been reached, but she gave him the option to refile, according to an order entered into the docket Wednesday.

• Torres Garavito, who was senior director of global brand imaging, presented evidence that a subordinate mimicked a phrase he ...