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Submission: On January 25 via api from US — Scanned from DE
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Read More * NEW SUIT Porter Wright Morris & Arthur filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday in Ohio Southern District Court on behalf of Architectural Busstrut Corporation, a commercial lighting fixture and electrical connectors manufacturer. The complaint pursues claims against Wangs Alliance Corp. d/b/a WAC Lighting Co. for the ongoing use of its 'Strut' mark, which the plaintiff contends is confusingly similar to its 'busSTRUT' mark. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00391, Architectural Busstrut Corporation v. Wangs Alliance Corporation. Read More * NEW SUIT Cozen O'Connor filed a complaint for declaratory judgment Monday in Georgia Northern District Court on behalf of Clear Blue Specialty Insurance. The suit, targeting Protect Security LLC and other defendants, seeks to declare that Clear Blue does not have a duty to defend or indemnify the defendants under the primary or excess policies for any defense or indemnity costs in connection with an underlying alleged shooting and wrongful death action. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00345, Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company v. Arnold et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Duane Morris filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Tuesday in Connecticut District Court on behalf of GoBrands Inc. d/b/a Gopuff, an e-commerce consumer goods delivery company. The suit accuses Pacific Rim Medical Supplies LLC of failing to deliver over 105,000 COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 3:23-cv-00092, GoBrands Inc. d/b/a Gopuff v. Pacific Rim Medical Supplies LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT AstraZeneca was hit with a patent infringement lawsuit Monday in Delaware District Court. The lawsuit, filed by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Farnan LLP on behalf of Bristol-Myers Squibb and E. R. Squibb & Sons LLC, asserts two patents related to developed checkpoint inhibitors that improve the abilities of a patients' immune system to target and kill cancer cells. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00079, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. et al v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al. Read More * NEW SUIT T-Mobile was hit with a data breach class action Tuesday in Kansas District Court in connection with the company's latest cybersecurity incident. The complaint centers on disclosures that T-Mobile experienced a data breach in late 2022 impacting the personal information of approximately 37 million customers. The suit was filed by Wagstaff & Cartmell. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-02031, Corkins et al v. T-Mobile US, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Old Republic filed an insurance coverage lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific, Matthew J. Burinskas and other defendants on Tuesday in Alabama Southern District Court. The suit, filed by Alston & Bird and Ambrecht Jackson, seeks a declaration that Old Republic has no duty to defend and indemnify the defendants in two underlying wrongful death lawsuits stemming from a motor vehicle collision. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00028, Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Burinskas et al. Read More * NEW SUIT TrackMan Inc., which sells golfing simulators and other golf-centered products, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against GSP Golf d/b/a GSPro and Davor Bogavac on Tuesday in New York Southern District Court. The suit, brought by White & Case, accuses the defendant of misappropriating the plaintiff's software to develop a competing line of golfing simulators. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00598, TrackMan Inc. v. GSP Golf AB et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Hood's Guns & More, the National Sports Shooting Foundation and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois on Tuesday in Illinois Southern District Court. The complaint alleges that the recently enacted Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans the sale and manufacture of assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines in Illinois, violates the Second Amendment. The suit was brought by Swanson Martin & Bell and Clement & Murphy. The case is 3:23-cv-00209, Barnett et al. v. Raoul et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Lloyd's London and Markel International Insurance filed a complaint for declaratory judgment Tuesday in Kansas District Court. The suit, centered on an underlying class action alleging unlawful vehicle repossession and credit reporting, was filed by Kutak Rock and Karbal, Cohen, Economou, Silk & Dunne. The suit names Automobile Acceptance Corp. and class representative Eugene Jerome Nichols. The case is 2:23-cv-02030, Those Certain Underwriters At Lloyd's, London, subscribing to Policy Nos. Sua Ws20318-2103, Sua Ws20318-2002, and Sua Ws20318-1901 et al v. Automobile Acceptance Corporation Inc. et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz filed a data breach class action Tuesday in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court against Maternal and Family Health Services. The complaint pursues claims on behalf of over 461,000 individuals who contend that their personal information was compromised in hack which occurred last April. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 5:23-cv-00297, Heiserman v. Maternal And Family Health Services, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Baker & Hostetler filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday in Texas Western District Court on behalf of Texas Cancer Specialists. The suit targets competitor Texas Cancer Institute, also doing business as Texas Cancer Specialists. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00076, UPNT Cancer, LLC d/b/a Texas Cancer Specialists v. Texas Cancer Institute PLLC. Read More * NEW SUIT Olshan Frome Wolosky filed a securities lawsuit Tuesday in New York Southern District Court against the top officials of Quanergy Systems, a technology company that develops LiDAR sensors. The suit centers on a public offering of units of common stock by Quanergy Systems in Nov. 2022 that raised approximately $15.4 million. According to the complaint, the defendants failed to disclose the New York Stock Exchange market capitalization rule, which states that companies must maintain a minimum market capitalization of $15 million for 30 consecutive trading days. The plaintiffs allege that their investments were later useless because the New York Stock Exchange delisted Quanergy?s common stock due to the company failing to maintain the $15 million minimum. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00601, Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., et al v. Kennedy et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Connell Foley filed a lawsuit against SSN Williamsport LLC, Peter Bhai and other defendants Tuesday in New Jersey District Court. The suit, filed on behalf of Dinesh Jadav and Kumud Hospitality LLC, accuses the owner of SSN Williamsport of misleading investors and co-owners regarding the operation and management of a hotel. The court action seeks $1.2 million in unpaid profits. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:23-cv-00396, Jadav et al v. Ssn Williamsport, LLC et al. Read More * NEW SUIT White & Case filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Tuesday in New York Southern District Court on behalf of Wells Fargo Trust Co. The suit, which targets international aircraft lessor VivaColombia, centers on an underlying $250,000 settlement agreement. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00603, Wells Fargo Trust Co., N.A. v. Fast Colombia S.A.S. Read More * NEW SUIT Furniture company Lovesac filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Grafiti Home Inc. d/b/a 7th Avenue on Tuesday in Delaware District Court. The suit, brought by Richards Layton & Finger and Workman Nydegger, asserts four patents pertaining to modular furniture composed of interchangeable components. Attorneys have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00085, Lovesac Co. v. Grafiti Home Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Wash Depot Holdings filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Sparkling Image Detailing and Auto Wash on Tuesday in Michigan Eastern District Court. The suit, brought by Honigman, accuses the defendant of misappropriating the plaintiff's 'Sparkling Image' mark for car wash and detailing services. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-10193, Wash Depot Holdings Inc. v. Sparkling Image Detailing and Auto Wash LLC et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Nordstrom, Anthropologie, an Urban Outfitters company, and other apparel retailers were slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday in California Central District Court. The court action was filed by the Law Offices of Albert Chang on behalf of Jennifer Hee Park, who accuses the defendants of selling products which infringe her copyrighted textile design. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:23-cv-00545, Park v. Porridge, LLC, d/b/a The Odells et al. Read More * NEW SUIT ABM Industries, Imperial Parking and other plaintiffs filed an ERISA lawsuit against certain trustees of Teamsters Local 727 on Tuesday in Illinois Northern District Court. The suit, brought by Fox Rothschild, seeks to resolve a dispute pertaining to the removal and appointment of trustees. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00440, ABM Industry Groups LLC et al. v. Coli et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Amazon.com, Audible.com, Blackstone Audio and Urban Audio Books were slapped with a breach-of-contract and copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday in New York Eastern District Court. The court case, brought by Dorsey & Whitney on behalf of Teri Woods Publishing, accuses Urban Audio of violating its license agreement with the plaintiff by failing to pay royalties and giving away works owned by the plaintiff for free to premium subscribers of the defendants' audiobook streaming and digital download services. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00507, Teri Woods Publishing, LLC v. Amazon.Com, Inc. et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Comerica Bank filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Eric W. Cash on Tuesday in Michigan Eastern District Court. The suit, over an alleged loan default, was filed by Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-10191, Comerica Bank v. Cash. Read More * NEW SUIT Home construction and real estate company Lennar was slapped with an employment lawsuit on Tuesday in Florida Southern District Court. The suit was brought by Richard Celler Legal on behalf of Dominika Czarnecka, who resigned after being asked to work on spreadsheets. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was unable to work with the spreadsheets because she suffers from 'dyscalculia,' and therefore the defendant's request constituted disability-based discrimination. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-20274, Czarnecka v. Lennar Homes LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT Lincoln National filed an interpleader complaint against Jennifer Reynolds, Joan Reynolds and Suzanne Bergdall on Tuesday in Connecticut District Court. The suit, over disputed life insurance proceeds, was brought by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. Counsel have not yet appeared for the claimants. The case is 3:23-cv-00088, Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. v. Reynolds et al. Read More * REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT Counsel at Barnes & Thornburg on Monday removed an employment class action against AmeriSave Mortgage to California Eastern District Court. The suit, filed by Syme Law Firm, centers on a mass termination campaign by AmeriSave. According to the complaint, the defendant hired hundreds of new loan officers in early 2022 to initiate a retail mortgage sales division but fired most of the new hires after one to three months. The suit also seeks damages for unpaid commissions. The case is 2:23-cv-00138, Kuehner et al v. Amerisave Mortgage Corp. Read More * NEW SUIT Sierra Club and other environmental advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New York Western District Court targeting Greenidge Generation, a cryptocurrency data center and clean power generation provider. The court action contends that the defendant has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into the Seneca and Keuka Lakes. The suit further asserts that the defendant's Clean Water Act permit has expired. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 6:23-cv-06063, Seneca Lake Guardian et al v. Greenidge Generation LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Austin Danger Ellison-Meade, the 'managing partner' of Baycap.io, Tuesday in California Central District Court over alleged violations of federal securities laws. The court case accuses Ellison-Meade of fraudulently raising approximately $2.8 million from dozens of investors and misappropriating investor funds from Baycap.io to pay his personal expenses. Attorneys have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00521, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ellison-Meade. Read More * NEW SUIT Kazerouni Law Group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in California Central District Court on behalf of Anna Young. The complaint, for claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, takes aim at Asset Recovery Solutions. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00526, Young v. Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT The Natural Resources Defense Council and other plaintiffs sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Veterinary Medicine Tuesday in Maryland District Court. The court action seeks to vacate a 2016 decision by the FDA not to ban disease-prevention antibiotics in livestock and poultry. The case is 8:23-cv-00176, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart filed a complaint for interpleader Tuesday in Colorado District Court on behalf of American United Life Insurance. The complaint seeks the proper beneficiaries of a life insurance policy. Counsel have not yet appeared for the claimants. The case is 1:23-cv-00204, American United Life Insurance Company v. Medina et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner filed a patent infringement lawsuit Monday in California Southern District Court on behalf of Sweden-headquartered Flatfrog Laboratories. The suit takes aim at Chemtronics Co. and Chemtronics USA for selling products for certain Samsung flip phones which allegedly infringe three patents associated with the plaintiff's InGlass touchscreen technology. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 3:23-cv-00121, Flatfrog Laboratories AB, v. Chemtronics Co., Ltd et al. Read More * NEW SUIT The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued Google Tuesday in Virginia Eastern District Court for alleged monopolization of key digital advertising technologies. The 153-page complaint claims that Google has engaged in anticompetitive and exclusionary conduct for more than a decade, including buying and controlling technology that connects advertisers and publishers, neutralizing competition via acquisitions, and disrupting publishers and advertisers' ability to use competing products. The suit is backed by states including California, Connecticut, New York, Tennessee and Virginia. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00108, United States et al v. Google LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin Western District Court targeting a defendant for allegedly misappropriating approximately $1.9 million from clients of Prosper Wealth Management. The suit accuses Anthony Liddle of misrepresenting investment risks to over a dozen clients, a portion of whom were elderly. Lawyers have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 3:23-cv-00054, United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Liddle, Anthony. Read More * NEW SUIT Senko Advanced Components filed a patent infringement lawsuit against US Conec on Tuesday in Delaware District Court. The suit, brought by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor and Stinson LLP, alleges that the defendant's fiber optic connector and adapter products infringe seven patents owned by the plaintiff. Attorneys have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00083, Senko Advanced Components Inc. v. US Conec Ltd. Read More * NEW SUIT Snell & Wilmer filed a trade secret lawsuit Monday in Maryland District Court on behalf of lawn care franchisor NaturaLawn of America Inc. and Signum LLC. The suit pursues claims against Independent Lawn Care of Delaware and its founders for allegedly creating a competing lawn care business using the plaintiffs' proprietary and confidential information. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00173, Signum, LLC et al v. Williams et al. Read More * NEW SUIT O'Melveny & Myers filed a petition to appoint an arbitrator Monday in New York Southern District Court on behalf of Ace American Insurance. The suit pursues claims against HBC U.S. Holdings Inc. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00588, Ace American Insurance, Inc. v. HBC U.S. Holdings, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT The New York Times Company and reporter Mark Walker sued the U.S. Department of Defense Monday in New York Southern District Court under the Freedom of Information Act. The lawsuit, brought by attorney David Edward McCraw, seeks a copy of the defendant's after-action report on the war in Afghanistan and the withdrawal from Kabul. The case is 1:23-cv-00547, The New York Times Company et al v. United States Department of Defense. Read More * NEW SUIT Holland & Hart filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday in New York Southern District Court on behalf of Richardson RFPD Inc. The suit pursues claims against Emhiser Research Inc., a telecommunications equipment supplier, for alleged unpaid invoices. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00549, Richardson Rfpd, Inc. v. Emhiser Research, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Armstrong Teasdale filed a patent lawsuit Monday in Missouri Eastern District Court on behalf of Handi-Craft Company. The complaint, seeking a judgment of non-infringement on a bath rinse cup, targets Michael L. McGinley and S.C. Products Inc. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 4:23-cv-00076, Handi-Craft Company v. S.C. Products, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Dollar General was slapped with a consumer class action Monday in New York Southern District Court. The complaint, brought by the Dann Law Firm, contends that Dollar General charges customers a higher price at the cash register on various items than the price advertised on the in-store shelves. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 7:23-cv-00558, Wolf et al v. Dollar General Corporation et al. Read More * WHO GOT THE WORK Elizabeth S. Stone of Foley & Lardner has entered an appearance for Container Life Cycle Management in a pending environmental lawsuit. The case, filed Nov. 30 in Wisconsin Eastern District Court by the U.S. Department of Justice, contends that the defendant's facilities are storing hazardous waste without a license in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The lawsuit also claims that the defendant failed to control volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller, is 2:22-cv-01423, United States of America v. Container Life Cycle Management LLC. Read More * WHO GOT THE WORK Perkins Coie have stepped in to represent Align Technology, maker of the Invisalign system and other orthodontic products, in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Nov. 18 in California Northern District Court by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on behalf of Dental Monitoring SAS, asserts three patents related to the evaluation and shape of an orthodontic aligner. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge William Alsup, is 3:22-cv-07335, Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc. Read More * WHO GOT THE WORK Jordan M. Rand of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg has entered an appearance for KRSM Inc. and Syed Kazmi in a pending franchise lawsuit. The action, filed Dec. 10 in New Jersey District Court by Quarles & Brady and Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy on behalf of 7-Eleven, accuses the defendants of refusing to return the plaintiff's premise, equipment and inventory after their franchise agreement was terminated. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:22-cv-07220, 7-Eleven, Inc., v. Krsm Inc et al. Read More * WHO GOT THE WORK Alexander H. Martin of Fish & Richardson has entered an appearance for Chipotle Mexican Grill in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The case, filed Dec. 10 in Texas Western District Court by attorney Brett T. Cooke on behalf of Adim8 LLC, asserts two patents related to advertisements on a mobile device. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright, is 6:22-cv-01274, Adim8, LLC v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Read More * WHO GOT THE WORK Jaikaran Singh of Foley & Lardner has entered an appearance for Master Lock, a Fortune Brands Home & Security company, in a pending consumer class action over its lock boxes. The action, filed Dec. 9 in California Central District Court by Gubernick Law and the Law Offices of David N. Lake, alleges that by applying pressure to an open switch and testing each button, anyone can learn a lock box's combination code and access the contents. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton, is 2:22-cv-08943, Anthony Pan v. Master Lock Company, LLC. Read More * REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT Attorneys at Cooley on Monday removed a class action against University of Southern California to California Central District Court. The suit was filed by Bursor & Fisher on behalf of current and former USC students who paid alleged unlawful late tuition fees to the school. The case is 2:23-cv-00518, Chaisson et al v. University of Southern California. Read More * NEW SUIT Pacific Life sued US Bank Monday in Florida Southern District Court. The lawsuit, filed by Cozen O'Connor, centers on a $20 million stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) policy that was procured as part of wagering scheme in violation of the Delaware Constitution. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-20262, Pacific Life Insurance Company v. U.S. Bank, National Association. Read More * NEW SUIT HP Inc. sued Aboit, Ejet and other e-commerce sellers Monday in California Northern District Court for false advertising, unfair competition and trade dress infringement. The lawsuit, filed by DLA Piper and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, takes aim at the defendants in connection with their alleged sale of look-alike ink and toner cartridges. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 5:23-cv-00344, HP Inc. et al v. Wiseta et al. Read More * NEW SUIT T-Mobile was hit with a data breach class action Monday in New Jersey District Court in connection with the company's latest cybersecurity incident. The complaint centers on disclosures that T-Mobile experienced a data breach in late 2022 impacting the personal information of approximately 37 million customers. The suit was filed by Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello; Seeger Weiss LLP; and Nussbaum Law Group. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00367, Gonzalez v. T-Mobile US, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Intel and Administrative Committee of the Intel Minimum Pension Plan were hit with an ERISA class action Monday in California Northern District Court. The suit, brought by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, accuses the defendants of improperly determining the benefits in a joint and survivor annuity. According to the complaint, defendants used actuarial assumptions that were decades out of date, meaning the class allegedly received less than the 'actuarial equivalent' of their vested accrued benefit. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 5:23-cv-00343, Berkeley v. Intel Corporation et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Futurewei Technologies filed a landlord-tenant lawsuit against Zovio Inc. on Monday in California Southern District Court. The suit, which seeks to recover rent under a sublease, was brought by Womble Bond Dickinson. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 3:23-cv-00117, Futurewei Technologies Inc. v. Zovio Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman filed a complaint for declaratory judgment of trademark invalidity Monday in California Central District Court on behalf of Olivet University. The complaint accuses Olivet College of breaching a trademark coexistence agreement by petitioning the federal government to cancel the plaintiff's registration. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 5:23-cv-00117, Olivet University v. Olivet College. Read More * NEW SUIT Allergy Research Group filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Monday in Utah District Court. The complaint, brought by Foley & Lardner and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, targets an individual located in Kyrgyzstan for allegedly selling counterfeit products online. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00059, Allergy Research Group LLC v. Mumuziev. Read More * NEW SUIT TikTok and parent company ByteDance were slapped with a digital privacy class action on Monday in California Central District Court. The suit, brought by Scott + Scott, is part of a wave of cases accusing the defendants of violating the federal Wiretap Act by using an in-app browser to track and monitor users who open third-party web links within the app. The case is 2:23-cv-00509, G.R. v. TikTok Inc. et al. Read More * NEW SUIT TEKsystems Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Tek Experts Inc. on Monday in Colorado District Court. The suit was filed by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00195, TEKsystems Inc. v. Tek Experts (Colorado) Inc. Read More * REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT Counsel at Reed Smith on Monday removed a trade secret lawsuit against Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to Texas Southern District Court. The suit, filed by Culhane Meadows PLLC, arises from an agreement with plaintiff Hackberry Wind to provide wind turbine generator service. Hackberry seeks a declaration that it has not breached a confidentiality agreement with Siemens by providing proprietary information to competitors or third-party engineering firms. The case is 4:23-cv-00239, Hackberry Wind, LLC v. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Pure Prairie Poultry sued Prairie Farms Dairy on Monday in Minnesota District Court over a trademark dispute. The suit, brought by Taft Stettinius & Hollister, seeks a declaration that the plaintiff's use of the term 'prairie' for poultry products does not create a likelihood of confusion because the defendant only uses the term 'prairie' in connection with dairy products. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 0:23-cv-00176, Pure Prairie Poultry Inc. v. Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay Inc. and Norfolk Southern were sued Monday in Indiana Southern District Court for personal injury claims under the Federal Employers Liability Act. The lawsuit was filed by attorney Robert E. Harrington III on behalf of Carl Marty, who contends he sustained injuries due to a faulty derail mechanism installed on the railroad track. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00134, Marty v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company et al. Read More * REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT Lawyers at Reed Smith on Monday removed a lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross to California Central District Court. The suit, filed by Buchalter on behalf of 25 physician groups, accuses the defendant of misusing its market power to reduce reimbursement for emergency medical services. The case is 2:23-cv-00497, Temecula Valley Emergency Physicians Inc. et al. v. Blue Cross of California et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday in Pennsylvania Middle District Court on behalf of AHS Staffing. The complaint pursues claims against Serenity Blue. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00125, Ahs Staffing, LLC v. Serenity Blue, LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT Burlington Stores, a national off-price department store retailer, was hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday in California Central District Court. The lawsuit was brought by Doniger/Burroughs on behalf of Star Fabrics, which accuses the defendant of selling products which infringe a copyrighted textile design. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00498, Star Fabrics, Inc. v. Burlington Stores, Inc. et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Mercedes-Benz and other defendants were sued Monday in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court over alleged employment discrimination. The lawsuit was brought by Derek Smith Law Group on behalf of a plaintiff claiming gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:23-cv-00279, Modlin v. Piazza Management Company et al. Read More * NEW SUIT MetLife and Sinai Health System filed an interpleader complaint Monday in Illinois Northern District Court. The lawsuit, filed by Quarles & Brady, seeks to determine the proper beneficiaries of a life insurance policy. Lawyers have not yet appeared for the claimants. The case is 1:23-cv-00406, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al v. The Estate of Michael Sturgill et al. Read More * NEW SUIT The Center for Biological Diversity and other nonprofits filed a lawsuit Monday in New Mexico District Court challenging the issuance of oil and gas leases spanning nearly 6,000 acres of the state's land. The suit, filed by the Western Environmental Law Center and WildEarth Guardians, asserts that the leases, involving land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, were issued in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The case is 2:23-cv-00060, Citizens Caring for the Future et al v. Haaland et al. Read More * REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT Counsel at Wilson Elser on Monday removed an $11.7 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against American Airlines to New York Eastern District Court. The suit, filed by Clyde & Co. on behalf of Qatar Airways, centers on alleged damage to a Qatar aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport due to the American Airline's alleged negligence in the handling of a passenger boarding bridge malfunction. The lawsuit seeks to recover repair costs and costs incurred due to the cancellation of the Qatar flight. The case is 1:23-cv-00481, Qatar Airways, Q.C.S.C. v. American Airlines, Inc. Read More * NEW SUIT Lutech Ltd. was sued for copyright infringement on Monday in Illinois Northern District Court over its 'Blood Pressure Tracker App.' The suit, brought by McDonald Hopkins and Bayes PLLC on behalf of Hangzhou Yingshitong Technology, accuses the defendant of copying images and text from the plaintiff's 'Blood Pressure App Pro.' Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:23-cv-00405, Hangzhou Yingshitong Technology Ltd. v. Lutech Ltd. Read More * NEW SUIT Vivos Therapeutics filed a trade secrets lawsuit against former employee Gurdev Dave Singh and his business partner Rod Willey on Monday in Colorado District Court. The suit, brought by Armstrong Teasdale, accuses the defendants of misappropriating trade secrets and confidential information to form competitor Koala Plus. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00194, Vivos Therapeutics Inc. v. Singh et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Digital Currency Group (DCG), a crypto-focused investment company that owns Genesis Trading and CoinDesk, and CEO Barry Silbert were slapped with a securities class action Monday in relation to DCG-owned Genesis Global Capital. The suit, which comes on the heels of Genesis filing for bankruptcy, accuses the defendants of misleading investors regarding the insolvency of Genesis, which allegedly stopped honoring redemption requests from lenders attempting to obtain their digital assets in Nov. 2022. According to the complaint, Genesis misleadingly included a $1.1 billion promissory note from DCG on its balance sheet as a current asset, which falsely portrayed Genesis as solvent when it was insolvent. The suit, filed in Connecticut District Court, was brought by Silver Golub & Teitell. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 3:23-cv-00082, Mcgreevy et al v. Digital Currency Group, Inc. et al. Read More * NEW SUIT Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday in Virginia Eastern District Court on behalf of Luxury Lease Company. The suit, targeting BV Management LLC and Rick Rahim, centers on Lamborghini lease agreements. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 1:23-cv-00101, Luxury Lease Company, LLC v. BV Management, LLC et al. Read More * NEW SUIT BetMGM was hit with a data breach class action on Monday in New Jersey District Court. The suit was brought by Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello and Levi & Korsinsky on behalf of individuals whose personally identifiable information was allegedly compromised in a cyberattack. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 2:23-cv-00360, Murphy et al. v. BetMGM LLC. Read More * NEW SUIT TikTok and its parent company ByteDance were sued Monday in California Central District Court. The court case, filed by Ahdoot & Wolfson, accuses TikTok of violating the Federal Wiretap Act by recording user activity on third-party pages opened in the in-app browser. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:23-cv-00486, Albaran v. TikTok Inc. et al. 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