Jones Day partner Theodore Grossman didn’t just help Macy’s Inc. win its high-profile bench trial against rival J.C. Penney Co. Inc. over the Martha Stewart brand. He publicly shamed J.C. Penney’s entire leadership for trying to lure Stewart away.
Don’t take our word for it. Just read the decision New York Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Oing in Manhattan issued on Monday. The judge hasn’t yet decided damages, but he made abundantly clear that J.C. Penney is liable for interfering with a merchandising deal between Macy’s and Stewart’s namesake company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSLO settled on terms favorable to Macy’s after the trial, so it’s not affected by this week’s ruling.)
