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Small v. Implant Direct Mfg. LLC, No. 15-1163 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1163
Decided
July 14, 2015
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

PAULA SMALL,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

IMPLANT DIRECT MFG. LLC, DBA IMPLANT

DIRECT, LLC,

Defendant-Appellant

2015-1163

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in No. 1:06-cv-00683-NRB, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.

JUDGMENT

GERARD HADDAD, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by JENNIFER BIANROSA.

MARVIN H. KLEINBERG, Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER JOHN DUGGER, MICHAEL HUREY.

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

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, WALLACH, and HUGHES,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT July 14, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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