Dick's Sporting Goods

The 2024 incident was disclosed to the SEC (an Aug 2024 Form 8-K under Item 8.01, in which Dick's said it believed the incident was not material), which is worth noting as a mechanism: since the SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rules took effect, material incidents surface through securities filings on a timeline set by investor-protection law rather than by consumer notification law. Investors frequently learn before customers do. Sporting goods retail also carries a specific sensitivity - firearms and hunting purchase records, where Dick's has a well-publicised policy history - and purchase data in that category is of interest to parties well beyond advertisers.

• Severity
• Evidence tierUnassigned
• Claims confirmed
• Last verified2026-08-04

Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.

Arbitration

ARBITRATED TO A MERITS AWARD (per Covington's Inside Class Actions, Jan. 26, 2026; award not independently reviewed): in Asad v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., No. 22-cv-09366 (C.D. Cal.), a 2022 putative class action under the federal Wiretap Act and CIPA over website tracking, Dick's moved to compel arbitration and the plaintiff agreed to stay the suit and arbitrate under JAMS rules. After an evidentiary hearing with competing expert testimony on data flows, the arbitrator issued an award for Dick's (Dec. 8, 2025, JAMS Ref. No. 5220005532), finding the plaintiff failed to prove any communication was intercepted in transit and that both Dick's and the plaintiff consented. Whether the award was later challenged or confirmed in court was NOT verified in this review.

Contacts

Privacy contact. Not recorded.

Legal notice. PUBLIC COMPANY (DKS). Service route: c/o General Counsel / Corporate Secretary, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania — the corporate address on the SEC Form 10-K cover page is the official address of record. Confirm the exact street address on the current 10-K at sec.gov/edgar, and check the state-of-incorporation registered agent (usually Delaware; most large filers use The Corporation Trust Company or Corporation Service Company) via the Secretary of State business-entity search. A registered agent MUST accept service, which is why it is the reliable channel when a company publishes no privacy address.

Mailing address. Not recorded.