INNOVATIVE METAL CRAFT, LLC v. WHALEY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA INNOVATIVE METAL CRAFT, ) LLC, ) ) Page | 1 Plaintiff, ) Case No. 1:17-cv-138 v. ) ) JON WHALEY and THE BARNDOOR ) HARDWARE STORE, LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This civil action arises out of an employment/ business dispute between Plaintiff Innovative Metal Craft, LLC (“IMC”) and its owner, Timothy Haskins (“Haskins”), on one hand, and Defendants Jon Whaley (“Whaley”) and The Barndoor Hardware Store, LLC (“BDHS”) on the other. IMC’s complaint asserts claims against the Defendants under the Lanham Act as…