BEMCY LLP v. GILEAD SCIENCES INC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BEMCY, LLP, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, v. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., NO. 21-3734 Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendant Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”) contracted to pay Plaintiff BEMCY LLP (“Bemcy”) $2 million to be the primary sponsor of an eight-episode educational documentary series with the working title “40 Years of HIV” to be produced by Bemcy (hereinafter the “Program”). Four months after signing the agreement, Gilead terminated it having paid nothing of the sponsorship fee. Bemcy sued for breach of contract and…