UNICOLORS, INC. v. H&M HENNES & MAURITZ, L. P.

No. 20-915.

142 S.Ct. 941 (2022)

595 U.S. 178

UNICOLORS, INC., Petitioner v. H&M HENNES & MAURITZ, L. P.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, NY, for the petitioner.

Melissa N. Patterson for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting petitioner.

Peter K. Stris, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent.

Scott Alan Burroughs, Stephen M. Doniger, Trevor W. Barrett, Doniger/Burroughs PC, Venice, CA, Thomas M. Bondy, Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Counsel of Record, Christopher J. Cariello, Jennifer Keighley, Joseph R. Kolker, Katherine Kerrick, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, Counsel for Petitioner.

Staci Jennifer Riordan, Dale Alfred Hudson, Aaron Michael Brian, Nixon Peabody LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Bridget Asay, Stris & Maher LLP, Montpelier, VT, Tillman J. Breckenridge, Stris & Maher LLP, Washington, DC, Peter K. Stris, Counsel of Record, Elizabeth Brannen, Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Counsel for Respondent.


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