Ole K. Nilssen v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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OLE K. NILSSEN,
Plaintiff,
and
GEO FOUNDATION, LTD.,
Plaintiff-Appellant.
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,
Defendant-Appellee.
and
MENARD, INC., ACE HARDWARE CORP.,
TRUSERV CORPORATION, AND HOME DEPOT,
INC.,
Defendants,
and
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
and
IKEA ILLINOIS, LLC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
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2010-1139
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois in No. 04-CV-5363, Judge
Robert W. Gettleman.
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JUDGMENT
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LELAND W. H UTCHINSON , JR., Freeborn & Peters, LLP,
of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With
him on the brief was JONATHAN H ILL.
ANTHONY J. FITZPATRICK , Duane Morris, LLP, of
Boston, Massachusetts, argued for all defendants-
appellees. With him on the brief was CHRISTOPHER S.
K ROON for Costco Wholesale Corporation. Also on the
brief were GARY W. SMITH , Posternak Blankstein & Lund,
LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.;
K IMBALL R. ANDERSON , and KATHLEEN B. BARRY, Winston
& Strawn, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, for Lowes’s Home
Centers, Inc., and BUREDEN J. WARREN , McDermott Will
& Emery, LLP, of Washington, DC, for IKEA, Illinois,
LLC. Of counsel was MARGARET M. D UNCAN , for IKEA,
Illinois, LLC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (LOURIE, L INN , and PROST, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
November 10, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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