Judge: Counterclaimant In Trademark Suit Can’t Claim Tortious Interference

( February 13, 2026, 11:08 AM EST) -- TRENTON, N.J. — In a dispute over a trademark on the word “Pearly,” a New Jersey federal judge dismissed a tortious interference counterclaim because the claim was barred by New Jersey’s litigation privileges; the judge held that the defendant entities’ remaining counterclaims survived the motion to dismiss....