A federal judge this week ordered a Naugatuck laundry technology company to pay more than $1 million in attorney fees and contempt sanctions to its former parent company in a trademark case.

U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill of the District of Connecticut wrote in his opinion that Voss Laundry Solutions, formerly called Lavatec Inc., blatantly ignored his 2014 preliminary injunction barring the company from infringing the trademark of Lavatec GmBh, Voss’ former parent company. Voss not only continued to manufacture and sell parts under the Lavatec name, the judge said, but also pursued “frivolous” counterclaims in the suit, which warranted the sanctions.

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