Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. v. Depuy Spine, Inc.

Citation76 USLW 3146,552 U.S. 940,75 USLW 3598,76 USLW 3019,76 USLW 3167,169 L.Ed.2d 243,128 S.Ct. 58
Decision Date01 October 2007
Docket NumberNo. 06–1434.,06–1434.
PartiesMEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., fka Sofamore Danek Group, Inc., et al, petitioners, v. DEPUY SPINE, INC., fka Depuy Acromed, Inc., et al.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Case below, 469 F.3d 1005.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied.

Justice BREYER took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

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    ...fit). DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 469 F.3d 1005, 1014-15 (Fed.Cir.2006), cert. denied ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 58, 169 L.Ed.2d 243 (2007). In their memorandum opposing the imposition of attorneys' fees and enhanced damages, the defendants argue that their interpretati......
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