A Lake County businessman has accused the Big Ten Conference of breaking a confidential agreement when it allegedly stole his idea to create the Big Ten Network.
Robert Welsh, who once donned the Penn State Nittany Lion mascot outfit, filed his suit on Wednesday in U.S. District Court claiming that the conference violated the Illinois Trade Secrets Act and breached an agreement to keep confidential a business plan he presented a decade ago. The Big Ten Network, which debuted in August, also was named in the suit.
