Logixx Automation, Inc. v. Lawrence Michels Family Trust

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

In this dispute involving a covenant not to compete and the design and manufacture of machinery used to make illuminated signs, defendants, the Lawrence Michels Family Trust and the Estate of Lawrence Michels (Michels), appeal the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Logixx Automation, Inc. and Laser Products, Inc. (companies), for breach of contract and conspiracy. We affirm and remand for an award of the companies’ attorney fees associated with this appeal.

I. Background

At issue in this case is a product called the Preformer, a machine that…