Obeid v. La Mack et al

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-06498

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Derivative Litigation

Judge:

Colleen McMahon

Firms

  1. November 09, 2015

    McGuireWoods Beats DQ Bid In Gemini Dispute

    A New York magistrate judge on Monday refused a bid by the former president of Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC to disqualify McGuireWoods LLP from representing defendants in his derivative lawsuit over control of the company and Gemini's trademark, saying the firm's prior representation didn't involve issues currently before the court.

  2. September 17, 2015

    Ousted Gemini Real Estate Exec Denied Robins Kaplan Docs

    A Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC stakeholder cannot force production of Robins Kaplan LLP communications and other documents in a struggle over Gemini and its intellectual property, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, weeks after hotel-holding affiliates went bankrupt and blamed the litigation.

  3. April 08, 2015

    Exec Slams McGuireWoods' DQ Defense In Real Estate IP Row

    The president of Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC told a New York federal court Tuesday that McGuireWoods LLP's argument against its disqualification as counsel in a struggle over ownership of the company and its trademarks "contravenes established law."

  4. April 03, 2015

    McGuireWoods Blasts 'Fruitless' DQ Bid In Trademark Row

    McGuireWoods LLP fired back Friday at a bid to oust the firm from a power struggle over Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC and its trademark, saying that hiring separate counsel for the company and its decision-makers in the derivative suit would be a "wasteful, fruitless exercise."

  5. March 19, 2015

    Ex-Gemini RE President Wants McGuireWoods DQ'd In Mark Row

    The former president of Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC on Thursday urged a New York federal judge to disqualify McGuireWoods LLP from a power struggle over the company and Gemini's trademark, saying the law firm is improperly representing both Gemini and individual officers in two suits, despite a conflict of interest.

  6. September 05, 2014

    Gemini RE Board Wants President's Trademark Suit Nixed

    Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC board members on Thursday sought to dismiss a suit brought by the company's former president alleging that he was being forced out, saying the former president himself admitted that his trademark claim was baseless by withdrawing a request for a temporary restraining order.

  7. August 22, 2014

    Gemini RE Risked $112M Portfolio In Internal Dispute: Suit

    The former president of Gemini Real Estate Advisors LLC accused the company and several of its officers of misappropriating intellectual property in an effort to seize control of the company and "paralyzing" it in the meantime in a derivative suit filed in New York federal court that was made public Thursday.