A U.S. District judge issued a final ruling on July 3 in favor of Beaumont, Texas-based wholesaler Coburn Supply in its lawsuit against Kohler Co., the Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and supplies.
In addition to ordering that Kohler pay the $1.8 million in damages awarded by the jury, Judge Howell Cobb awarded to Coburn prejudgment interest of $419,941.72 plus $360,773.75 in attorney fees and $34,170.71 for court costs.