Legal Opinion
Yellowfin Yachts, Inc. v. Barker Boatworks, LLC
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided February 16, 2017No. CASE NO. 8:15-cv-990-T-23TGWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STEVEN D. MERRYDAY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Not anchored by a non-competition or a non-solicitation contract, former Yellowfin Yachts executive Kevin Barker left Yellow-fin and founded a competitor, Barker Boatworks. With the aid of nautical architect Michael Peters, Barker designed a twenty-six-foot, center-console bay boat with a “sweeping” or “s” sheer line. Typically co-extensive with a boat’s rubrail, the sheer line describes the intersection of the hull and the deck of a boat. (Appendix 1, which shows common sheer lines) According to Yellowfin Yachts owner Wylie Na-gler, the…
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