Allison Dunn

January 16, 2025 | Law.com

"Little Caesars has made immediate and significant efforts to comply with the court’s preliminary injunction order. Although the vast majority of the materials with the term 'Pizza Puffs' have been removed or destroyed, Little Caesars is dealing with some logistical issues relating to physical drive-thru menus at Little Caesars restaurants with drive-thru operations," Little Caesars' Chicago-based attorneys with Crowell & Moring claimed.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

January 15, 2025 | National Law Journal

Chief U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recalled advice he received as a new judge: "Never, ever allow a junior [attorney] to utter a word in your courtroom." Saylor didn't take the suggestion.

By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

January 15, 2025 | Law.com

Chief U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV recalled advice he received as a new judge: "Never, ever allow a junior [attorney] to utter a word in your courtroom." Saylor didn't take the suggestion.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

January 08, 2025 | Law.com

An undisclosed agreement between the parties appears to be a sticking point as to whether the plaintiff could pursue the allegations.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

January 03, 2025 | Law.com

"The fact that attorneys' fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys' fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded," said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that "'improper removal prolongs litigation (and jacks up fees).'"

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

January 02, 2025 | Law.com

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By Allison Dunn

3 minute read

January 02, 2025 | Law.com

"The parties have signed a binding term sheet and are in the process of preparing the final agreement. Good cause exists to grant the stay because it will conserve party and judicial resources while the parties prepare the final settlement agreement," said the joint motion to U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts.

By Allison Dunn

2 minute read

December 31, 2024 | Law.com

"What is unclear, however, is how the filing of a notice of appeal or a motion to stay the injunction somehow absolves defendants of complying with this court's Dec. 19, 2024 order that they 'immediately stop' using PIZZA PUFFS. Indeed, it appears that defendants are continuing to use PIZZA PUFFS despite this court’s order that they stop using that term immediately," plaintiff's counsel Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing said in a trademark dispute against Little Caesars pizza.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 31, 2024 | Law.com

"The front side of the 2022 and 2023 contracts contains a disclaimer that an arbitration provision and jury trial waiver are incorporated by reference. Thus, the arbitration provision was incorporated by reference even if plaintiff did not see it," said U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. of North Carolina.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read

December 26, 2024 | Law.com

On Thursday, Chief U.S. District Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell slashed the overall award of $3.8 million to $1.42 million—the amended amount consisting of $780,000 in compensatory damages and $640,000 in punitive damages—in a fair housing case.

By Allison Dunn

4 minute read