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Ethox Chemicals, LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company, No. 16-1786 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 10, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1786
Also Docketed
No. 16-1845 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
April 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ETHOX CHEMICALS LLC, JAMES TANNER,

Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

COCA-COLA COMPANY,

Defendant-Cross-Appellant

2016-1786, 2016-1845

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in No. 6:12-cv-01682-KFM, Magistrate Judge Kevin F. McDonald.

JUDGMENT

PHILIP L. HIRSCHHORN, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by ERIN M. DUNSTON, Alexandria, VA.

JOHN D. GARRETSON, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued for defendant-cross-appellant. Also represented by BASIL TRENT WEBB, ANGELA DAWN MITCHELL, CHRISTINE A. GUASTELLO.

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

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, CLEVENGER, and SCHALL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 10, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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