Import Global, LLC v. Sediment Buster, LLC et al
| Filed | 2026-07-23 |
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| Court | S.D. Fla. |
| Docket | 0:26-cv-62027 |
| Nature of suit | 830 Patent |
| Practice area | Patent |
| Plaintiff | Import Global, LLC |
| Defendant | Sediment Buster, LLC et al |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
Import Global, LLC sued Sediment Buster, LLC, Plumbing Nerds MFG, LLC, and John Verhoff in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Defendants falsely accused Import Global's water heater flushing tool of infringing U.S. Patent No. 11,084,044, which requires a compressed gas cartridge that Import Global's product does not include. Defendants repeatedly asserted the patent through Amazon's enforcement processes and marked their own product with the patent number despite it lacking the claimed cartridge.
Claims asserted
- Declaratory judgment of patent noninfringement
- False patent marking under 35 U.S.C. § 292(b)
- False advertising under Lanham Act § 43(a)(1)(B)
- Tortious interference
- Violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA)