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Construction Group Secures Favorable Settlement for PCL Civil Constructors

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.01.06

Crowell & Moring secured a favorable settlement for our client in a construction defect case involving a sewer pipe in San Diego. In 2003, the City of San Diego brought suit against general contractor PCL Civil Constructors Inc. for alleged defective installation of joint welds in the interior lining of the sewer pipe. Representing PCL Civil Constructors, Stuart Einbinder was the partner in charge and was assisted by former counsel Rosemary Carson and counsel Theresa Lopez. The opposing counsel was the City Attorney-Civil Division of the City of San Diego. The case was settled in the spring of 2005

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.04.25

District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Seller of Gray Market Snack Food Products

On November 12, 2025, Judge King in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted in part Haldiram India Ltd.’s (“Plaintiff” or “Haldiram”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Punjab Trading, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Punjab Trading”), a seller alleged to be importing and distributing gray market snack food products not authorized for sale in the United States. The court found that Haldiram was likely to succeed on the merits of its trademark infringement claim because the products at issue, which were intended for sale in India, were materially different from the versions intended for sale in the U.S., and for this reason were not genuine products when sold in the U.S. Although the court narrowed certain overbroad provisions in the requested order, it ultimately enjoined Punjab Trading from importing, selling, or assisting others in selling the non-genuine Haldiram products in the U.S. market....