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HealthTrio LLC v. aetna, Inc., No. 16-1034 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1034
Decided
January 18, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HEALTHTRIO LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

AETNA, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION,

ACTIVEHEALTH MANAGEMENT INC.,

A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

MEDICITY INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellees

2016-1034

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in No. 1:12-cv-03229-REB-MJW, Judge Robert E. Blackburn.

JUDGMENT

J. MICHAEL JAKES, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DONALD ROBERT DUNNER, CHARLES THOMAS COLLINS-CHASE; J. GREGORY WHITEHAIR, Whitehair Law Firm, LLC, Lakewood, CO;

2JENNIFER KROELL FISCHER, Fischer Law Firm, PC, Denver, CO.

STEVEN P. PETERSEN, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by JOHN KNOX WINN; IGOR PIRYAZEV, MATTHEW B. LEHR, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Menlo Park, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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