Marianna Wharry

July 26, 2024 | Law.com

"In sum, we conclude that it is ambiguous whether rainwater accumulation on roofs constitutes 'surface waters' within the meaning of the policies," Associate Justice Scott L. Kafker wrote for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. "Our conclusion that this language is ambiguous is confirmed by the inconsistency in the case law, which flows naturally from this ambiguity. As we must read any such ambiguity in the policies in favor of the policy holder, we do so in the instant case."

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

July 25, 2024 | Law.com

Stone alleged that her compensation rate was between $50,000 and $100,000 less than her male counterpart, which Harvard claimed was "because he [meaning the male head coach of the men's ice hockey team] has to make quicker in-game decisions."

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

July 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a post on social media, Jennifer Shahade said U.S. Chess "has thus far ignored my lawyers follow-ups on their own mediation offer." She also said her legal team anticipates that U.S. Chess will attempt to take the case out of New Jersey and move it to a state more beneficial to the defendants.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

July 23, 2024 | Delaware Law Weekly

A federal jury in Delaware awarded VoiceBox $46.7 million in damages in November. Last week's complaint alleges that Amazon has continued to infringe upon those previous four patents at issue, as well as five others.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 22, 2024 | The Recorder

A complaint filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleges that San Francisco-based Quizlet hosts copies of Barkley & Associates' study materials and distributes them without a license to users across the state, the U.S. and globally. The five-count complaint, filed by boutique intellectual property firm SoCal IP Law Group alleged trademark and copyright infringement, as well as unfair competition under the Lanham Act and unfair business practices, among other claims.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read

July 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued an order July 15, allowing three of X Social Media's claims against X Corp. to proceed. Antoon agreed with X Social Media's argument claiming its trademark for "X SOCIALMEDIA" was "incontestable" and plausibly alleged the likelihood of consumer confusion.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"As a victim and whistleblower, I am fighting back against campaigns to silence me and retaliate against me for speaking up about sexual violence in chess," said Jennifer Shahade, a two-time national women's chess champion and women chess grand master. "It's been my lifelong mission for women and girls to thrive in this game. I have fought many battles on the chess board and the poker table but this fight for a better chess world is the most important one."

By Marianna Wharry

5 minute read

July 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The complaint generally alleges the elements for holding a medical provider strictly liable under a defective design theory, and AbbVie has not cited ... to a single case which addresses the pleading requirements in state court," wrote U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch for the District of New Jersey. "In order for a court to find fraudulent joinder, 'it must be impossible for a state court to find that a plaintiff has stated a valid cause of action.'"

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

July 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Saul Ewing's Sarah A. Sullivan and Alexander Lee Callo in Newark have recently entered appearances on behalf of an artificial intelligence-driven pharma-tech company sued in a pending securities class action.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Law.com

At various times throughout his scheme, Richard Louis Crosby III used identifying information belonging to his elderly father, his girlfriend, a deceased man and others to attempt to gain employment at law firms across the country.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read