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Nick Nurse has settled a lawsuit filed against him by his former agent Warren LeGarie, according to court documents. The lawsuit was centered on LeGarie’s commission on a contract extension signed by Nurse with the Toronto Raptors. LeGarie filed the lawsuit against Nurse in 2021.

Nurse signed a four-year extension with the Raptors in 2020, which elevated his compensation for the final year of the existing deal and added three more seasons at $8 million per season. Nurse left LeGarie to sign with Andy Miller of Klutch Sports shortly before the contract was signed. 

After the two parties were unable to reach a resolution via arbitration in the summer, the lawsuit was scheduled to go to a jury trial in February with Nurse, LeGarie, Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster among the parties expected to testify. 

Nurse hired LeGarie as his agent in 2013 when he joined the Raptors as an assistant coach. LeGarie is one of the most prominent agents for coaches and front office executives in the NBA.

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Arbitration is usually agreed by both sides to be binding. I'm thinking the operative word here is mediation.

Dennis 37 wrote:Arbitration is usually agreed by both sides to be binding. I'm thinking the operative word here is mediation.

Not always. I've seen situations where arbitration follows mediation and is the last step before litigation.