Adam Neumann sues SoftBank for walking away from $3 billion WeWork share buyout Birmingham, AL, USA / WATV • MyV949.com CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero May 4, 2020 | 11:15 PM WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann has filed a lawsuit accusing Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and its massive investment arm of “breaching their contractual commitments and fiduciary duties” by walking away from a $3 billion share buyout agreement.