Telebrands Corp. v. Shenzhen Yitai Technology Co., Ltd.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:22-cv-00904
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Telebrands v. Shenzhen Yitai: Judge Schofield adopted the damages recommendation and awarded Telebrands $114,221.29 plus post-judgment interest.
Telebrands Corp. received an award of $114,221.29 in damages plus post-judgment interest. Shenzhen Yitai Technology Co., Ltd. was the defendant against which the award was entered.
What happened
In Telebrands Corp. v. Shenzhen Yitai Technology Co., Ltd., the court considered damages after an earlier final default judgment and permanent injunction had been entered for Telebrands.
Magistrate Judge James L. Cott recommended awarding Telebrands $114,221.29 in damages plus post-judgment interest. The opinion states that Shenzhen Yitai was served with the recommendation and did not timely object.
Judge Schofield found no clear error, adopted the recommendation in full, and awarded Telebrands $114,221.29 plus post-judgment interest under federal law.
The detailed version
- Telebrands Corp. v. Shenzhen Yitai Technology Co., Ltd. · No. 1:22-cv-00904
- Lorna Schofield
- Mar. 8, 2023
Background
A final default judgment and permanent injunction issued on May 5, 2022, granted judgment to Telebrands Corp. against Shenzhen Yitai Technology Co., Ltd. The court then referred Telebrands's request for damages to Magistrate Judge James L. Cott for a post-judgment inquest, meaning a proceeding to determine the amount of damages after the default judgment.
Report and Recommendation
On January 3, 2023, Judge Cott issued a Report and Recommendation proposing that Telebrands receive $114,221.29 in damages, plus post-judgment interest. The report allowed the parties 14 days after service to file objections. Telebrands filed proof that the report was served on Shenzhen Yitai on January 3, 2023, and no timely objections were filed.
Ruling
Because no timely objections were filed, Judge Schofield reviewed the record for clear error. The court found no clear error in Judge Cott's recommendations and ordered that the Report and Recommendation be adopted in full. Telebrands was awarded $114,221.29 in damages, plus post-judgment interest under 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a).
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