Matthew Butler v. Ferguson Enters., Inc.

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 21a0236n.06 No. 20-5752 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED MATTHEW C. BUTLER, ) May 10, 2021 ) DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC., ) DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY ) Defendant-Appellee. ) ) BEFORE: BATCHELDER, GRIFFIN, and BUSH, Circuit Judges. GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. Matthew Butler sold his hardware company to Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Under the terms of the sale, Ferguson agreed to pay Butler an annual multimillion-dollar…