Red Rock Trading Co. v. Shutzer

The parties cross appeal from a judgment entered after a jury trial. The case concerns disputes that arose following the departure of Lawrence Shutzer from Red Rock Trading Co., Inc. (Red Rock). We affirm.

1. Background. We briefly summarize the facts as the jury could have found them. In 2011, Ronald Petrucci and Shutzer agreed to form Red Rock, an outerwear clothing company, with each becoming a fifty percent owner of the newly-formed company. Red Rock marketed its garments under the "Avalanche" label, which it licensed from Avalanche Licensing, LLC (Avalanche), a company owned by Petrucci…