Mars, Incorporated v. Bil-Jac Foods, Inc.

Filing 81

AGREED ORDER: Bil-Jac, Kelly, and Mars have entered into a confidential Settlement Agreement relating to the subject matter of this litigation, and the terms of the Parties' confidential Settlement Agreement. Mars's claims against Bil-Ja c and Kelly are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Bil-Jac and Kelly's counterclaims against Mars are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Signed by District Judge Todd J. Campbell on 6/20/14. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

MARS, INCORPORATED
and
MARS PETCARE US, INC.,
Plaintiffs,

Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00928
District Judge Campbell
Magistrate Judge Brown

v.
BIL-JAC FOODS, INC.,
US PET NUTRITION, INC.,
THAI UNION INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
and
KELLY FOODS CORPORATION,
Defendants.

AGREED ORDER
Defendants Bil-Jac Foods, Inc. (“Bil-Jac”) and Kelly Foods Corporation (“Kelly”) and
Plaintiffs Mars, Incorporated and Mars Petcare US, Inc. (“Mars”) (collectively, the “Parties”)
having (i) entered into a confidential settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) resolving
this dispute and (ii) jointly moved for entry of this Agreed Order dismissing with prejudice
Mars’s claims against Bil-Jac and Kelly, and Bil-Jac and Kelly’s counterclaims against Mars, it
is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT:

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1.

This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this dispute under Section

39 of the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1121, and under the Judicial Code, 28 U.S.C. §§
1331, 1332, 1338, and the doctrine of supplemental jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1367.
2.

Bil-Jac, Kelly, and Mars have entered into a confidential Settlement Agreement

relating to the subject matter of this litigation, and the terms of the Parties’ confidential
Settlement Agreement are hereby incorporated in this Agreed Order.
3.

Mars’s claims against Bil-Jac and Kelly are hereby dismissed with prejudice.

4.

Bil-Jac and Kelly’s counterclaims against Mars are hereby dismissed with

prejudice.
5.

Although the Parties’ claims and counterclaims are being dismissed with

prejudice, this Court expressly retains jurisdiction of this matter and the Parties for purposes of
enforcing this Order and the confidential Settlement Agreement entered into by the Parties.

SO ORDERED:
______________________________________
United States District Judge
______________________________________
Date
AGREED TO:

MARS, INCORPORATED AND
MARS PETCARE US, INC.

By: /s/Ross Q. Panko
Cristina A. Carvalho (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael A. Grow (admitted pro hac vice)
Ross Q. Panko (admitted pro hac vice)
ARENT FOX LLP
1717 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
[phone] (telephone)
[phone] (facsimile)

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Email: [e-mail]
James A. DeLanis (BPR #6057)
Robert G. McDowell (BPR #000961)
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN,
CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, P.C.
211 Commerce Street, Suite 800
Nashville, TN 37201
[phone] (telephone)
[phone] (facsimile)
Email: [e-mail];
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Mars, Incorporated and
Mars Petcare US, Inc.
BIL-JAC FOODS, INC. AND
KELLY FOODS CORPORATION
By:

/s/Jude A. Fry
Jude A. Fry
FAY SHARPE LLP
The Halle Building, 5th Floor
1228 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
[e-mail]
David Alexander Fardon
HARWELL, HOWARD, HYNE,
GABBERT & MANNER, P.C.
333 Commerce Street
Suite 1500
Nashville, TN 37201
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants Bil-Jac Foods, Inc.
and Kelly Foods Corporation

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned counsel certifies that the foregoing Agreed Order was filed
electronically and, therefore, was served on all counsel of record via the court's electronic filing
on this 20th day of June, 2014.
David Alexander Fardon
Harwell, Howard, Hyne, Gabbert & Manner,
P.C.
333 Commerce Street, Suite 1500
Nashville, TN 37201
615-256-0500
[e-mail]

Stephen J. Zralek
Bone, McAllester & Norton, PLLC
511 Union Street, Suite 1600
Nashville, TN 37219
615-238-6300
[e-mail]

Lindy Herman
Mei Tsang
Rosie Kim
Fish & Associates, PC
2603 Main Street, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614-4271
949-343-8300
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Amy J. Everhart
Maria Spear
Everhart Law Firm PLC
1400 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
615-800-8925
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Jude Fry
Fay Sharpe LLP
The Halle Building, 5th Floor
1228 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
[e-mail]
/s/ James A. DeLanis
James A. DeLanis

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