Jose Luis Pelaez Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC et al

1:16-cv-05393

March 15, 2019
McGraw-Hill Can't DQ Photog's Counsel In NY Licensing Fight

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC can't disqualify the attorneys representing a photographer who claims the textbook giant violated a licensing agreement for his photos, a New York federal judge has ruled, even though the same attorneys were disqualified from another photo dispute in Pennsylvania.
June 08, 2018
Copyright Boutique Fights McGraw-Hill's DQ Bid In Photo Suit

A copyright law boutique urged a New York federal judge Thursday to let it keep representing a photographer suing McGraw-Hill over a licensing agreement, saying the publisher's bid to disqualify the attorneys is based on spurious claims the firm sought to acquire confidential information from a former McGraw-Hill employee.
May 25, 2018
McGraw-Hill Wants Firm Repping Photographer DQ'd Again

Textbook publisher McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings has asked a New York federal court to disqualify attorneys representing a photographer in a copyright suit, saying the firm was already kicked off a similar suit in Pennsylvania for consulting with a former McGraw-Hill employee who had access to privileged information.

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