Hair Club For Men, LLC v. Ehson et al
Filing
167
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 4/3/2017. (awac, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexaodria Division
Hair Club for Men, LLC,
Plaintiff',
Civil Action No. l:16-cv-236
Lailuma Ehson and Illusion Day Spa,
LLC,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs.
Dkt. No. 159. For the reasons discussed below, the Court hereby ORDERS that Plaintiff's
Motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff is entitled to $208,790.95 in attorney's fees and 311,706.90 in
costs.
I. Background
This demand for attorney's fees arisesout of a contract dispute between the Plaintiff,
Hair Club for Men, LLC, and one of its former employees, Defendant Lailuma Ehson, and
Defendants' misappropriation of Plaintiff s trade secrets and wrongful interference with contract
and businessadvantage. Ms. Ehson served as a hair stylist with Plaintiff from 2011 to July 2015
before opening a competing salon, Defendant Illusion Day Spa. At the time of her employment,
Ms. Ehson executed a Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete Agreement ("the
Agreement"). The Agreement provided that with respect to any breach of the covenants or
assurances in the agreement, "[i]n the event that the Company is compelled to file a complaint in
any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction, and /or an accounting and damages, and the
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