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Cave Consulting Group, Inc. v. Health Care Service Corp., No. 18-1660 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1660
Decided
March 13, 2019
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit CAVE CONSULTING GROUP, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2018-1660

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 6:17-cv-00344-RWS-JDL, Judge Robert Schroeder III.

JUDGMENT

RICHARD L. BROPHY, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by ZACHARY CHARLES HOWENSTINE, MARK A. THOMAS.

PETER J. CHASSMAN, Reed Smith LLP, Houston, TX, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JAMES CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, Pittsburgh, PA; GERARD M. DONOVAN, Washington, DC.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, O’MALLEY, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 13, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Cave Consulting Group, Inc. v. Health Care Service Corp., No. 18-1660 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2019).

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CAFC-18-1660-20190313
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