Advanced Fluid Systems, Inc. v. Huber et al

Filing 329

ORDER & JUDGMENT (Memorandum 328 filed previously as separate docket entry) -1. JUDGMENT ENTERED as follows: a. Jdgmt in favor of AFS & againsd defts Huber, Integrated Systems, Livingson, Vann & Aufiero on AFS's claim for misappropriation of t rade secrets., b. Jdgmt in favor of AFS & against Huber on AFS's claim for breach of fiduciary duty, c. Jdgmt in favor of AFS & against Livingston & Vann on AFS's claim for aiding & abetting breach of fiduciary duty, d. Jdgmt against AFS & in favor of Aufiero on AFS's claim for aiding & abetting breach of fiduciary duty.; 2. AFS is awarded damages as follows: a. Compensatory damages in amt of $1,096,009, to be paid J&S by Huber, Integrated Systems, Livingston, Vann & Aufiero, b. Exemplary damages in amt of $1,000,000 against Huber individually, & c. Punitive damages in amt of $1,000,000, J&S, against Huber, Livingston & Vann.; 3. Any motion for atty's fees must be made w/in 14 days of date of this order... (See order & jdgmt for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 3/6/18. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ADVANCED FLUID SYSTEMS, INC., :
:
Plaintiff
:
:
v.
:
:
KEVIN HUBER, INSYSMA
:
(INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND
:
MACHINERY, LLC), LIVINGSTON & :
HAVEN, LLC, CLIFTON B. VANN IV, :
and THOMAS AUFIERO,
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Defendants
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13-CV-3087
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER & JUDGMENT
AND NOW, this 6th day of March, 2018, upon consideration of the second
amended complaint (Doc. 70) of plaintiff Advanced Fluid Systems, Inc. (“AFS”), and
following a bench trial convened from September 18 through September 25, 2017,
(see Docs. 303-08), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum,
it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Judgment is ENTERED as follows:
a.

Judgment is entered in favor of AFS and against defendants
Kevin Huber (“Huber”), Integrated Systems and Machinery,
LLC (“Integrated Systems”), Livingston & Haven, LLC
(“Livingston”), Clifton B. Vann IV (“Vann”), and Thomas
Aufiero (“Aufiero”) on AFS’s claim for misappropriation of
trade secrets.

b.

Judgment is entered in favor of AFS and against Huber on
AFS’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty.

c.

Judgment is entered in favor of AFS and against Livingston and
Vann on AFS’s claim for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary
duty.

d.

2.

Judgment is entered against AFS and in favor of Aufiero on
AFS’s claim for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty.

AFS is awarded damages as follows:
a.

b.

Exemplary damages in the amount of $1,000,000 against Huber
individually; and

c.

3.

Compensatory damages in the amount of $1,096,009, to be paid
jointly and severally by Huber, Integrated Systems, Livingston,
Vann, and Aufiero;

Punitive damages in the amount of $1,000,000, jointly and
severally, against Huber, Livingston, and Vann.

Any motion for attorney’s fees must be made within fourteen (14) days
of the date of this order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
54(d).

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania