OTR Dismissed Case Against DAT

A legal battle between OTR Capital and DAT Freight & Analytics has come to a swift end after OTR voluntarily dismissed its case, despite winning an emergency order in court just days earlier.

The dispute stemmed from DAT’s acquisition of factoring startup Outgo, which OTR claimed violated a 2021 agreement prohibiting DAT from entering the U.S. factoring market or using OTR’s proprietary data. A Georgia judge initially sided with OTR, ordering DAT to pause its factoring services and stop using branding elements like a blue checkmark that had been associated with OTR credit checks.

The case alleged that DAT had leveraged insider knowledge to rebrand and promote Outgo as a DAT product, targeting OTR’s clients. The court noted that OTR could suffer “irreparable harm” if DAT’s actions continued.

But in a turn of events, OTR dropped the case just days after the emergency order, according to a post from Matthew Leffler. No further details were provided on the decision to withdraw.