Gpp, Inc. v. Guardian Protection Products, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
M. SMITH, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
G.P.P., INC., doing business as No. 23-4167 Guardian Innovative Solutions, D.C. No. 1:15-cv-00321- Plaintiff - Appellee,
SKO
v.
GUARDIAN PROTECTION OPINION
PRODUCTS, INC.; RPM WOOD
FINISHES GROUP, INC.,
Defendants - Appellants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Sheila K. Oberto, Magistrate Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted December 3, 2024 San Francisco, California
Filed January 21, 2025
Before: TIMOTHY M. TYMKOVICH, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and PATRICK J. BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.*
* The Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, sitting by designation. GPP, INC V. GUARDIAN PROT. PRODUCTS, INC.
Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.
SUMMARY**
Attorney’s Fees / California Law
The panel reversed in part and affirmed in part the district court’s award of over $4 million in attorney’s fees to G.P.P., Inc. d/b/a Guardian Innovative Solutions (GIS) in a long-running breach of contract action against Guardian Protection Products, Inc.…