Kehoe Component Sales Inc., et al v. Best Lighting Products Inc.

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OPINION and JUDGMENT filed : The liability findings on the breach of contract and tortious interference claims are AFFIRMED, the liability findings on the trade secrets claim, the Lanham Act claims, and the conversion claim are REVERSED, the liability finding on the breach of warranties claim, the awards of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys fees, and injunctive relief are VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of this court. Decision for publication. Richard Allen Griffin (AUTHORING) and Bernice Bouie Donald, Circuit Judges; Arthur J. Tarnow, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation. *Notation of Counsel Colner now indicates that he represented the --[Edited 08/05/2015 by CL]appellants.

Case: 14-3347

Document: 48-3

Filed: 08/05/2015

Page: 1

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-3347
KEHOE COMPONENT SALES INC., dba Pace
Electronic Products; PACE TECHNOLOGY
CO. LTD.; ESTATE OF FRANK PATRICK
KEHOE,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,

FILED
Aug 05, 2015
DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk

v.
BEST LIGHTING PRODUCTS, INC.,
Defendant - Appellee.
Before: GRIFFIN and DONALD, Circuit Judges; TARNOW, District Judge.
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus.
THIS CAUSE was heard on the record from the district court and was argued by counsel.
IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is ORDERED that the liability findings on the breach of
contract and tortious interference claims are AFFIRMED, the liability findings on the trade secrets claim,
the Lanham Act claims, and the conversion claim are REVERSED, the liability finding on the breach
of warranties claim, the awards of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and
injunctive relief are VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the district court for further
proceedings consistent with the opinion of this court.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

Deborah S. Hunt, Clerk