Marianna Wharry

July 11, 2024 | Law.com

"Taken together, the evidence favoring WEX is overwhelming, while the evidence favoring HP is slight," U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. wrote. "Accordingly, the Court concludes that WEX is likely to succeed on the merits in this case because it has demonstrated that consumers are likely to be confused by the launch and promotion of HP WEX."

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Law.com

Jonathan Youngwood, a partner and global co-chair of Simpson Thacher's Litigation Department, which took on the case pro bono, told Law.com that the plaintiffs have asked U.S. District Court Judge John W. deGravelles to consider their preliminary injunction on an expedited basis.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Law.com

"It really doesn't make any sense, in terms of judicial efficiency, to pause a case for an interlocutory appeal on a summary judgment motion when the trial is going to be completed this year," said Michelle C. Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein's Employee Benefits/ERISA practice. "What they were asking for was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole."

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 08, 2024 | Law.com

The complaint stems from GrandeAri's several attempts to register "One Love Manchester," following a deadly bombing attack that occurred at Grande's concert in Manchester, England, in May 2017.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 05, 2024 | Law.com

"This hiring mandate, which remains in effect, directs Northwestern Law School to intentionally and consciously discriminate in favor of black, Hispanic, Asian, female, homosexual, and transgender faculty candidates, and against white men who are heterosexual and non transgender," the lawsuit said.

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

July 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"The jury properly focused on the technical evidence, and saw through every diversion and side show thrown up by the defendants. Their verdict is a testament to the jury system," said Bartlit Beck partner Glen Summers, the plaintiff's attorney.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer for the Northern District of Illinois denied Naperville's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former police officer Clayton Plumtree, who claims he was fired without due process after complaining about the police department's internal policy requiring officers to effect at least two traffic stops a day.

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Law.com

"Grip created a software-based video recording solution to increase rideshare safety, particularly for women and children," a company spokesperson said. "Lacking a solution of its own, Uber partnered with Grip and demonstrated the effectiveness of Grip's technology. But instead of paying fair compensation, Uber decided to take Grip's solution for free—a practice that if left unchecked threatens innovation and progress in America."

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Law.com

"As the [c]omplaint states, Louisiana's law inhibits our clients' First Amendment rights to choose whether and how they engage with religious doctrines," Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of the litigation department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, said in a statement. "We look forward to expeditiously presenting this case to the district court for a speedy resolution."

By Marianna Wharry

3 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Law.com

Counsel with Kirkland & Ellis filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, alleging a former licensee continued to sell tickets for rooftop views of its baseball games and other events at Wrigley Field in violation of the Cubs' property rights and intellectual property rights.

By Marianna Wharry

2 minute read