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Grecia v. Samsung Electronics America, No. 20-1831 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1831
Decided
January 7, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

WILLIAM GRECIA,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-1831

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in No. 1:19-cv-03278-VEC, Judge Valerie E. Caproni.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW MICHAEL WAWRZYN, Wawrzyn LLC, Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. MICHAEL HAWES, Baker Botts, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by LAUREN J. DREYER, Washington, DC; TIMOTHY S. DURST, Dallas, TX; ERIC J. FARAGI, NEIL P. SIROTA, New York, NY. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and

CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 7, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-20-1831-20210107
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