United States Federal Circuit

In a case involving numerous software patent and business tort claims, summary judgment for defendant on a tortious interference with contract claim is reversed where district court erred in determining that Virginia law would not acknowledge plaintiff's contractual non-solicitation clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2005
• Published 11/17/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Kathi A. Cover and Brian T. Fitzpatrick.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel J. Furniss, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, of Palo Alto, California, argued for defendants-appellees.   With him on the brief were Gary H. Ritchey and Joseph A. Greco.   Of counsel were Dana Johannes Finberg, LeClair Ryan, of Richmond, Virginia, and Robert D. Luskin, Patton Boggs LLP, of Washington, DC.