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Ekstam v. Ekstam, No. 08-1043 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2008)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 08-1043
Decided
July 14, 2008
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2008-1043

CHARLES L. EKSTAM,

FUEL PREPORATOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

and EKSTAM WORLDWIDE, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.

C. BRAD EKSTAM,

DIESEL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.,

and C. BRAD EKSTAM (doing business as Diesel Performance Products Co.),

Defendants-Appellees. Michael J. Thomas, Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C., of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief was Kara R. Yancey. James J. Kernell, Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC, of Overland Park, Kansas, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were Lara L. McInerney and Michael Yakimo, Jr. Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Magistrate Judge Audrey G. Fleissig

2NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2008-1043

CHARLES L. EKSTAM,

FUEL PREPORATOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

and EKSTAM WORLDWIDE, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

C. BRAD EKSTAM,

DIESEL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.,

and C. BRAD EKSTAM (doing business as Diesel Performance Products Co.), Defendants-Appellees.

Judgment ON APPEAL from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in CASE NO(S). 4:04-CV-00187 This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

Per Curiam (MICHEL, Chief Judge, LOURIE, and LINN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT DATED July 14, 2008 /s/ Jan Horbaly Jan Horbaly, Clerk

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CAFC-08-1043-20080714
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