Aecom Energy and Construction, Inc. v. John Ripley et al
Plaintiff: Aecom Energy and Construction, Inc.
Defendant: Henry Blum, Todd Hale, Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Morrison-Knudsen International Inc., Morrison-Knudsen Services, Inc., John Ripley, Gary Topolewski and Bud Zukaloff
Case Number: 2:2017cv05398
Filed: July 21, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Ronald S.W. Lew
Presiding Judge: Suzanne H. Segal
Nature of Suit: Other

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May 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 424 AMENDED FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew: IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this Court hereby enters judgment for AECOM as follows: All Defendants shall be jointly and severally liable for all claims for relief i n this action: false designation of origin/affiliation/passing off, false advertising, cyberpiracy, California Common Law unfair competition,California statutory unfair competition, and California statutory falseadvertising; Registration No. 5,077,28 7 shall be cancelled; The Courts Order dated November 8, 2018, remains in effect: MKs accomplishments are their own, that the products and services they offer originate from MK, that the products and services they offer are affiliated with, backed, s ponsored or endorsed by, or have any relationship whatsoever to MK, and from further use of the word mark MORRISON KNUDSEN (Reg. No. 1,716,505), the MK logo and the combined word and design mark MKCO MORRISON KNUDSEN (Reg. No. 1,744,815), or any conf usingly similar name or logo, including the use of MK, Morrison Knudsen, or anyconfusingly similar name; AECOM is awarded damages in the amount of $36 million against all Defendants (jointly and severally), payable to AECOM within thirty (30) bu siness days after entry of this Amended Final Judgment; AECOM is awarded its reasonable attorneys fees against all Defendants (jointly and severally) incurred during litigation following the Ninth Circuits remand in the amount of $372,473.60. Th is amount is in addition to the previous award of reasonable attorneys fees for the initial phase of litigation, in the amount of $873,628.02, which remains in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the fee award to AECOM for its reasonable attorne ys fees totals $1,246,101.62, payable to AECOM within thirty (30) business days after entry of this Amended Final Judgment; and AECOM is awarded its costs against all Defendants (jointly andseverally) incurred during litigation following the Nin th Circuits remand in the amount of $2,877.15. This amount is in addition to the previous award of costs for the initial phase of litigation, in the amount of $15,477.76, which remains in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the costs award to AECOM totals$18,354.91, payable to AECOM within thirty (30) business days after entry ofthis Amended Final Judgment. See order for more information. (shb)
May 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 425 ORDER re: PLAINTIFFS SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING TO ESTABLISH ATTORNEYS FEES by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew: The Court awards AECOM $372,473.60 in attorneys fees incurred after remand from the Ninth Circuit. The Court also affirms its previous attorneys fees award of $873,628.02. As such, the cumulative total of attorneys fees awarded to AECOM is $1,246,101.62. The Court will amend AECOMs Proposed Final Judgment to reflect as much. IT IS SO ORDERED. (shb)
January 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 259 REDACTED JUDGMENT filed by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff as follows:1. Defendants John Ripley; Todd Hale; Henry Blum; Bud Zukaloff; Gary Topolewski; Morrison Knudse n Corporation; Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc.; Morrison-Knudsen Services, Inc.; and Morrison-Knudsen International Inc. (Defendants) shall bejointly and severally liable for all claims for relief in this Action. Registration No. 5,077,287 shall be ca ncelled. Pursuant to the Courts Order granting Plaintiffs Motion for Permanent Injunction 242 , Defendants,their officers, directors, employees, agents, and all persons acting on their behalf or in concert with them, are HEREBY PERMANENTLY ENJOINED FROM: any further representations to the government, to actual and potential customers and business partners, and to the public that they are Morrison Knudsen Corporation and/or any related entity (MK), that MKs accomplishments are their own, that t he products and services they offer originate from MK, that the products and services they offer are affiliated with, backed, sponsored or endorsed by, or have any relationship whatsoever to MK. Plaintiff is awarded damages. See order for further details. (shb) Modified on 1/24/2019 (shb).
November 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 242 ORDER REDACTED Re Motion For Summary Judgment by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew: (shb) Modified on 11/9/2018 (shb).
October 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 233 MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES Dkt. No. 162 by Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Request in full and awards Plaintiff $21,716.30 in attorney's fees for work done on the July 24, 2018 Contempt Motion, filed at Dkt. No. 162 . Defendants are ORDERED to pay Plaintiff the fee award within thirty days of the date of this Order. (See document for further details). (mr)
July 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 155 ORDER by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew: GRANTING 124 MOTION for Attorney Fees. The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Request in full and awards Plaintiff $32,874.00 in attorneys fees related to Plaintiffs Motion for Further Contempt. Defendants are ORDERED to p ay Plaintiff the fee award within thirty days of the issuance of this Order. Defendants are also ORDERED to pay Plaintiff, within thirty days of the issuance of this Order, the $21,815.80 in attorneys fees the Court previously awarded Plaintiff in connection with its first Motion for Civil Contempt. (shb)
May 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 119 ORDER by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew DENYING 103 MOTION FOR CONTEMPT AND GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES. The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiffs Motion. Plaintiffs counsel is ORDERED to submit a supplemental filing, including declarat ions, setting forth the amount of attorneys fees and costs Plaintiff incurred in filing the instant Motion. These papers shall be submitted no later than Friday, May 18, 2018. Defendants may then file an opposition to Plaintiffs supplemental filing by May 25, 2018, and Plaintiff may file a reply in support of its filing by June 1, 2018. Upon receivingthese papers, the Court will determine what amount of fees and costs is reasonable. (shb)
January 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT 64 by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Civil Contempt. Defendants are ORDERED to change the name of their corporate entities to comply with the Court's O rder. Beginning with the issuance of this Order on January 11, 2018, Defendants shall pay a daily fine of $500, payable to the Court, until Defendants file an affidavit outlining their compliance with the Court's Order. Additionally, Pla intiffs counsel is ORDERED to submit a supplemental filing, including declarations, setting forth the amount of attorneys fees and costs Plaintiff incurred in filing the instant Motion. SEE ORDER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS INCLUDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE RE ATTORNEY FEES. (jre)
January 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 85 PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal re Stipulation for Protective Order 83 . (See document for details). (mr)
September 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 11 by Judge Ronald S.W. Lew. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and orders Plaintiff to post a bond of $50,000.00 within fourteen days of the Orde r. Within twenty-one days of the date Plaintiff posts the bond described above, each Defendant shall file a sworn affidavit detailing the manner in which that Defendant has complied with this Order. SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER AND COMPLETE DETAILS. (jre)
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Plaintiff: Aecom Energy and Construction, Inc.
Represented By: Yungmoon Chang
Represented By: Diana M Torres
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