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, )

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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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