Marisa Rosen Dorough

Served as national coordinating counsel for U.S. warranty litigation for a German auto manufacturer of luxury automobiles.

Represented an industry-leading entrepreneurial company in a federal civil jury trial to prosecute the company's trade secret theft claims against a competitor, which also involved spoliation of material evidence by the opposing party's agents, including a former employee of our client.

Represented a small hospital in litigation with the Department of Justice for two and one-half years against allegations of a market allocation agreement with another hospital in violation of federal antitrust laws, overseeing discovery of electronically stored information involving approximately four million documents.

Successfully moved a federal court to strike salacious allegations from a pleading, to stay discovery, and ultimately to dismiss a complaint brought by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act against a medical supply company for allegedly improper Medicare billing.

Defeated a motion for preliminary injunction, obtained dismissal of half the claims, and ultimately won summary judgment on behalf of a major automotive manufacturer in a multimillion-dollar unfair trade practices lawsuit by a vendor of dealer software that was not certified by the manufacturer.

Successfully represented another major automotive manufacturer in a Florida administrative proceeding by dealers challenging the addition of new dealer in underserved metropolitan area.

Secured order staying discovery and then voluntary dismissal of a putative class action in the Southern District of Florida against an automotive manufacturer in case advancing novel theory that website’s use of session replay software violated state wiretapping laws.

Obtained a permanent injunction in federal court against a competitor of the client that designed a sophisticated scheme to prey on client's market recognition and goodwill for an important dietary supplement brand. Our client, an over-the-counter brand manufacturer, recently acquired several established health care brands. During due diligence, we identified the scheme and filed an action in U.S. District Court for trademark and trade dress infringement, as well as false labeling. To settle the lawsuit, the defendants agreed to a permanent injunction against infringement, abandoned all markets for the competing product, assigned any rights to their infringing marks to our client, and paid a confidential but substantial sum to cover our client's attorneys' fees.

Successfully obtained a judgment on behalf of a financial services provider for more than $350,000 against a borrower for her misrepresentation and breach of warranties in connection with obtaining a home equity loan. The judgment is in addition to a $120,000 cash recovery negotiated in settlement with the title insurer for the current owners of the property in question.

Secured an order dismissing with prejudice a federal lawsuit by a competitor against a national baggage delivery company brought under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act and Oregon state laws, alleging monopolization, collusion in restraint of trade, and fraud.