Hair Club For Men, LLC v. Ehson et al

Filing 156

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 11/14/2016. (awac)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Hair Club for Men, LLC,

Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-236

V.

Lailuma Ehson and Illusion Day Spa,
LLC,

Defendants.

Memorandum Opinion

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants Lailuma Ehson and Illusion Day Spa's
Motion for New Trial or inthe Alternative, a Remittitur, Dkt. No. 147, and PlaintiffHair Club
for Men's ("Hair Club") Motion for Permanent Injunction. Dkt. No. 149. For the reasons

discussed below, Defendants' Motion for New Trial orRemittitur is GRANTED IN PART and

DENIED IN PART and Plaintiffs Motion for Permament Injunction isGRANTED.
I. Background

The factual backgroimd ofthis case has been well documented in the Court's previous
orders and only facts relevant for these Motions are repeated here. See, e.g., Dkt. No. 113. The

jury entered averdict in favor ofthe Plaintiffon all counts on September 27,2016. The special
verdict form awarded Plaintiff$156,096 on the Breach ofContract Claim ("Count 1") and

awarded $258,330 for each of PlaintiffsMisappropriation ofTrade Secrets claim ("Count 2"),
wrongful interference with contract claim ("Count 3"), and Breach ofFiduciary Duty claims