Ousted chief executive Doug Logan and USA Track and Field (USATF) have reached a settlement in his wrongful termination lawsuit against the governing body, according to court documents.
Neither Logan nor a USATF spokeswoman would comment on the filing in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. Attorneys for both parties were not immediately available.
"The court has been advised by counsel that a settlement has been reached in this matter," said an order with Magistrate Judge Tim Baker's signature.
"Parties shall file a stipulation of dismissal within 30 days," it added, giving no further details.
Logan, whose contract ran through 2013, filed his lawsuit in October after he was fired by USATF's board the previous month.
USATF then filed a counterclaim against Logan.
The former Major League Soccer commissioner had spent an embattled two years in charge of USATF.
His hands-on leadership and push for change had drawn fire from some within the organization. There were also concerns about his ability to find new sponsors.
"The board decided based upon the (performance) evaluation (of Logan) the organization needed a different kind of leadership in order to get the results that we need," USATF president and board chair Stephanie Hightower told Reuters at the time of Logan's dismissal.
According to Logan's lawsuit, USATF had offered him $500,000 in exchange for a release of all claims, but Logan refused the offer.
USATF continues to search for a new chief executive.
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