Connolly Letter Called ‘Gender Harassment’ by Patent Plaintiff

The owner of a patent-holding firm that’s under scrutiny in Delaware for its litigation tactics accused a federal judge of “textbook gender harassment” that’s left her “in a sense of fear and intimidation” as she fights an order to appear in court.

Judge Colm F. Connolly , who heads Delaware’s federal court, on Wednesday rejected Lori LaPray’s request—sent 12 minutes after the court’s 5 p.m. filing deadline one day earlier—for an extra week “to determine whether it is feasible” for her to attend a July 20 hearing as ordered. The order followed an exchange between Connolly and the managing partner ...