U.S. Wholesale Outlet & Distribution, Inc. v. Innovation Ventures, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

U.S. WHOLESALE OUTLET & Case No.: 2:18-cv-01077-CBM-E DISTRIBUTION, INC. et al, COURT’S AMENDED FINDINGS Plaintiffs, v. OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF

LAW

LIVING ESSENTIALS, et al,

Defendants.

17 On August 5, 2021, this Court entered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of 18 Law in this action consistent with its adjudication of Plaintiffs’ claims under section 19 2(d) of the Robinson-Patman Act and section 17200 of California’s Unfair 20 Competition Law (Dkt. No. 617) and entered judgment consistent with its 21 adjudication of those claims and with the jury’s verdict on Plaintiffs’ section 2(a) 22 claim under the Robinson-Patman Act (Dkt. No. 618). Plaintiffs appealed the 23 judgment. (Dkt. No. 619.) On January 2, 2024, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate 24 in the appeal. (Dkt. No. 634.) The mandate affirmed the Court’s jury instructions 25 regarding reasonably contemporaneous sales and functional discounts, but vacated 26 the Court’s adjudication of the section…