Just Goods, Inc. v. Just, Inc.
- William Orrick
- 3:18-cv-02198
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Just Goods v. Just, Judge Orrick continued sanctions for noncompliance, ordering $82,500 and $40,182 in attorney fees.
The defendants were required to pay $82,500 in sanctions and reimburse Just Goods, Inc. $40,182 in attorney fees, and the parties were required to provide further compliance updates.
What happened
In Just Goods, Inc. v. Just, Inc., the parties disagreed about whether the defendants were complying with their agreement, called the Term Sheet. The court found that the defendants remained in violation, although progress had been made.
The court continued monthly sanctions, reduced the amount to $15,000 per month for January through June 2025, and set the total at $82,500. It also ordered the defendants to reimburse Just Goods, Inc. $40,182 for outstanding attorney fees within 30 days.
Judge William H. Orrick also ordered the parties to file additional compliance updates and said he did not expect to issue a fourth sanctions order.
The detailed version
- Just Goods, Inc. v. Just, Inc. · No. 3:18-cv-02198
- William Orrick
- July 18, 2025
Background
The parties had agreed to a Term Sheet nearly six years earlier. In response to the court’s prior order, both sides submitted statements about the defendants’ current compliance. The defendants argued that they had done everything within their control to comply and asked the court to order non-party Walmart.com to change a product listing. Just Goods, Inc. argued that infringing activity remained, that the defendants should have resolved it without blaming third parties, and that new violations had occurred since the prior order.
Sanctions
The court found that progress had generally been made but that the defendants remained in violation of the Term Sheet. It continued per diem sanctions, meaning recurring sanctions assessed over time, but reduced the amount to $15,000 per month. The sanctions covered January 15, 2025, through June 2025, for a total of $82,500. The defendants must pay that amount in three equal installments, due October 1, 2025; January 1, 2026; and April 1, 2026.
Attorney Fees
The court determined that Just Goods, Inc. continued to incur attorney fees while pursuing the defendants’ compliance. It excluded fees already accounted for in the February 25, 2025 order and ordered the defendants to reimburse the remaining $40,182. The payment was due within 30 days of the order.
Further Proceedings and Disposition
The defendants must file another compliance update by October 15, 2025, including information about the new violations raised in Just Goods, Inc.’s June 26, 2025 statement. Just Goods, Inc. may respond by November 8, 2025. This was the third order imposing sanctions to obtain compliance, and Judge William H. Orrick stated that he did not expect there to be a fourth.
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