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M-I Drilling Fluids UK Ltd. v. Dynamic AIR Inc., No. 18-1775 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1775
Decided
June 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 M-I DRILLING FLUIDS UK LTD., M-I LLC,

Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants

v.

DYNAMIC AIR INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2018-1775, 2018-1858

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in No. 0:14-cv-04857-JRT-HB, Judge John R. Tunheim.

JUDGMENT

KIRK T. BRADLEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte, NC, argued for plaintiffs-cross-appellants. Also represented by SCOTT J. PIVNICK, LAUREN BOLCAR, Washington, DC. ALAN GARY CARLSON, Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh, Lindquist & Schuman, PA, Minneapolis, MN, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by NATHAN D. LOUWAGIE, TODD S. WERNER.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and DYK,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 11, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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M-I Drilling Fluids UK Ltd. v. Dynamic AIR Inc., No. 18-1775 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2019).

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CAFC-18-1775-20190611
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