Equate Media, Inc. v. Suthar

Full title: EQUATE MEDIA, INC., a Nevada corporation; BUDGET VAN LINES, INC., a New…

Court: United States District Court, Central District of California

Date published: Jul 1, 2022

2:21-cv-00314-RGK (AGRx) (C.D. Cal. Jul. 1, 2022)

Opinion

2:21-cv-00314-RGK (AGRx)

07-01-2022

EQUATE MEDIA, INC., a Nevada corporation; BUDGET VAN LINES, INC., a New York corporation; QUOTE RUNNER, LLC., a Wyoming limited liability company; and HOME EXPERT, INC., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiffs, v. DISHA VIRENDRABHAI SUTHAR; VARUNKUMAR SUTHAR; PRIME MARKETING, LLC., a Nevada limited liability company; and DOES 1 through Defendants.

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP MALCOLM S. MCNEIL (SBN 109601) ALLAN E. ANDERSON (SBN 133672) KIRSTEN A. HART (SBN 258433) SHAH ATTORNEY GROUP EARTH SHAH (SBN 303232) Attorneys for Defendants DISHA VIRENDRABHAI SUTHAR; VARUNKUMAR SUTHAR; AND PRIME MARKETING LLC, AND COUNTER-CLAIMANTS DISHA VIRENDRABHAI SUTHAR AND VARUNKUMAR SUTHAR

The Hon. R. Gary Klausner District Judge

Date Action Filed: January 13, 2021

Trial Dated: May 24, 2022

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP MALCOLM S. MCNEIL (SBN 109601) ALLAN E. ANDERSON (SBN 133672) KIRSTEN A. HART (SBN 258433) SHAH ATTORNEY GROUP EARTH SHAH (SBN 303232) Attorneys for Defendants DISHA VIRENDRABHAI SUTHAR; VARUNKUMAR SUTHAR; AND PRIME MARKETING LLC, AND COUNTER-CLAIMANTS DISHA VIRENDRABHAI SUTHAR AND VARUNKUMAR SUTHAR

The Hon. Alicia G. Rosenberg Mag. Judge

[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT

The Hon. R. Gary Klausner District Judge

Judgment is entered in favor of defendants Disha Varendrabhai Suthar, Varunkumar Suthar, and Prime Marketing LLC (collectively “Defendants”) and against plaintiffs Equate Media, Inc., Budget Van Lines, Inc., Quote Runner, LLC, and Home Expert, Inc. (collectively “Plaintiffs) on Plaintiffs' claims for violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, violations of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, breach of contract, breach of the duty of loyalty, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, tortious interference with contractual relations, civil conspiracy, and unfair competition and Plaintiffs shall take nothing from Defendants. Judgment is entered against defendants Disha Varendrabhai Suthar and Varunkumar Suthar and in favor of plaintiff Budget Van Lines, Inc. on their claims against Budget Van Lines for rescission and declaratory judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED