United States Federal Circuit

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Appellate Information

• Decided 10/09/2001
• Published 10/09/2001

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy W. Hardin,Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP, of Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Craig L. Weinstock, John Wilson Jones, and Steven S. Boyd.


• For Appellees:
  
• David V. Trask, Trask Britt, of Salt Lake City, UT, representing Sorenson Critical Care, Inc., argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief was John P. Ashton, Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler, of Salt Lake City, UT, representing Allegiance Healthcare Corp.