'Egregious' Judge Shopping Sanctioned In Ill. TM Case

By Hailey Konnath ( January 16, 2026, 11:08 PM EST) -- An Illinois federal judge has permanently thrown out a "Schedule A" trademark case, chastising the plaintiff for once again trying to lump together defendants that multiple judges have already held cannot be lumped together in one suit, calling it "an egregious form of forum shopping."...

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