Storage Technology Corp. v. Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc.

Storage Technology Corp. v. Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc.
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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86876Storage Technology Corp. v. Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. — Syllabusthe United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Opinion of the Court
Dissenting Opinion
Rader

421 F.3d 1307

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (doing business as Storagetek), Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CUSTOM HARDWARE ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and DAVID YORK, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 04-1462

United States Court of Appeals,
Federal Circuit.


Decided August 24, 2005


Appealed from: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Judge Rya W. Zobel

Rehearing denied, 431 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2005)]

Before RADER, SCHALL, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.

Counsel edit

Charles W. Steese, Steese & Evans, P.C., of Denver, Colorado, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was Sandra L. Potter. Of counsel on the brief were Michael D. Broaddus, Perkins Coie LLP, of Seattle, Washington, and Bobbee J. Musgrave, Musgrave & Theis, LLP, of Denver, Colorado. Of counsel were Jerry A. Riedinger, Perkins Coie LLP, of Seattle, Washington, and Mark T. Wasden, of Washington, DC; and Teresa L. Ashmore, Musgrave & Theis LLP, of Denver, Colorado.

Dean L. Franklin, Thompson Coburn LLP, of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for defendants-appellants Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. and David York. Of counsel on the brief were Edwin G. Harvey and Nicholas B. Clifford, Jr., Simon Passanante, PC, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Anthony G. Simon.

Joseph D. Steinfield, Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, for defendant-appellant David York.