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Leitner-Wise v. Lwrc International, LLC, No. 17-1852 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1852
Decided
February 12, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 PAUL ANDREW LEITNER-WISE,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

LWRC INTERNATIONAL, LLC, SIG SAUER INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2017-1852

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in No. 8:16-cv-02430-GJH, Judge George Jarrod Hazel.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW AUGUST LEFANDE, Matthew August LeFande Attorney at Law PLLC, Arlington, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. NOAM BARAK FISCHMAN, Polsinelli PC, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee LWRC International, LLC. Also represented by DANIEL JOSEPH DONOHUE.

2LAURA CARROLL, Burns & Levinson, LLP, Boston, MA, argued for defendant-appellee Sig Sauer Inc. Also represented by ERIC G.J. KAVIAR. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, MOORE and CHEN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 12, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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