Ronald Ragan, Jr. v. Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 24-1616
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Ronald Ragan, Jr.
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc.
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: April 10, 2026
Filed: April 15, 2026
[Unpublished]
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Before SHEPHERD, ERICKSON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After unsuccessfully suing Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, Inc. (BHA) for
copyright infringement, Ronald Ragan, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 award of
$319,859 in attorney’s fees and costs to BHA.
Upon careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we
conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees
and costs. See Pinkham v. Camex, Inc., 84 F.3d 292, 294 (8th Cir. 1996) (standard
of review); Designworks Homes, Inc. v. Thomson Sailors Homes, L.L.C., 9 F.4th 961,
965 & n.3 (8th Cir. 2021) (declining to address arguments not raised before the
district court); see also Killer Joe Nev., LLC v. Does 1-20, 807 F.3d 908, 912-13 (8th
Cir. 2015) (“Even if a different court might have weighed the factors differently, that
does not render the district court’s decision an abuse of discretion.”).
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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1The Honorable Howard F. Sachs, United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.
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