Shepard and Associates, Inc. v. Lokring Technology, LLC

Type

Opinion

Author

Julia Smith Gibbons

Filed

May 16, 2025

Case

Shepard and Associates, Inc. v. Lokring Technology, LLC

Case status

Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0252n.06 Case No. 24-3348 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED SHEPARD AND ASSOCIATES, INC., dba Lokring ) May 16, 2025 ) Southwest Company, et al. KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) LOKRING TECHNOLOGY, LLC, COURT FOR THE ) NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ) Defendant – Third-Party Plaintiff - Appellee, ) OHIO ) TUBE-MAC INDUSTRIES, INC., OPINION ) Third-Party Defendant – Appellant. ) ) ) Before: BOGGS, GIBBONS, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges. JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns Tube-Mac Industries, Inc.’s (“Tube-Mac”) request for attorney’s fees after Lokring Technology, LLC (“Lokring”) brought third party claims against it for alleged trade secrets misappropriation. Shepard and Associates first sued Lokring for breach of contract, and Lokring counterclaimed for trade secrets violations, later adding Tube-Mac as a third party defendant. The district court granted summary judgment in Tube-Mac’s favor on the third party claims relevant to this appeal. As a prevailing party, Tube-Mac moved for costs from Lokring, as well as attorney’s fees under trade …

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