Leigh Ann Jackson v. Eileen A. Gaspar

I. INTRODUCTION

2 This action arises out of a series of disputes over the dissolution of a pension plan 3 administration business. Plaintiff Leigh Ann Jackson (“Jackson” or “Plaintiff”) and 4 Defendant Eileen Gaspar (“Gaspar” or “Defendant”) each owned half of a now-defunct 5 business, Professional Pension Administrators, Inc., which the Court will refer to as “PPA 6 I” for ease of understanding. After a number of disagreements between the owners, the 7 business was dissolved and each started their own pension administration company. This 8 case is the third suit between the parties, with the other two in state court, and is a 9 shareholder derivative action brought by Jackson on behalf of PPA I. Plaintiff brought 10 claims of unfair competition, trademark infringement, cybersquatting, and breach of 11 fiduciary duties to both PPA I and Jackson individually. The Court granted summary 12 judgment for Plaintiff on all claims on June 14, 2021 (Dkt. 113). 13 A bench trial on remedies was held on September 28-29 and October 5, 2021. The 14 Court issues the following findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Federal Rule 15 of Civil Procedure 52. To the extent that any…