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eResearchTechnology, Inc. v. CRF, Inc., No. 16-2281 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 17, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2281
Decided
March 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ERESEARCHTECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

CRF, INC., DBA CRF HEALTH,

Defendant-Appellee

2016-2281

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in No. 2:15-cv-00918-NBF, Judge Nora Barry Fischer.

JUDGMENT

EDWARD POPLAWSKI, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by OLIVIA M. KIM; ADAM WILLIAM BURROWBRIDGE, Washington, DC.

JOHN C. THOMAS, III, Beck & Thomas, PC, Pittsburgh, PA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by RICHARD T. TING.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, BRYSON and

WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 17, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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