Marriott Blasts Defendant’s ‘Scattershot Motion’ in Va. Robocall Suit

Marriott International opposes defendant Whisl Telecom’s Oct. 20 motion to compel discovery from the hospitality company in Marriott’s trademark infringement lawsuit aimed at thwarting robocallers from impersonating Marriott telemarketers, said its opposition Wednesday (docket 1:21-cv-00610) in U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia in Alexandria. “With the exception of one disputed issue, Marriott has produced the documents that are the subject of Whisl’s scattershot motion to compel,” it said. Marriott has produced more than 17,000 pages of documents, “which stands in stark contrast to Whisl’s production of approximately 80 documents,” it said. Whisl’s motion “made no attempt to narrow the issues before the Court with its ‘throw everything against the wall and see what sticks’ approach,” it said. The motion made “blanket statements and unsupported accusations to color these proceedings and portraying a false narrative about Marriott and non-party witnesses who have information critical of Whisl’s activities,” it said. “Ultimately, Whisl’s motion cannot distract from the real issue, which is Whisl’s participation in the unlawful acts alleged” in Marriott’s complaint, it said.