United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2007-1485

MUNIAUCTION, INC. (doing business as Grant Street Group),

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

THOMSON CORPORATION (trading and doing business as Thomson Financial LLC
and Thomson Financial Municipals Group) and I-DEAL, LLC,

Defendants-Appellants.

Raymond P. Niro, Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were John C. Janka and Sally Wiggins. Of counsel was Douglas M. Hall. Of counsel on the brief was Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown University Law Center, of Washington, DC.

Richard L. Rainey, Covington & Burling LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief were Anthony Herman, and Scott C. Weidenfeller. Of counsel were Alissa K. Lipton and Peter A. Swanson.

Appealed from: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Judge Gary L. Lancaster

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2007-1485

MUNIAUCTION, INC. (doing business as Grant Street Group),

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

THOMSON CORPORATION (trading and doing business as Thomson Financial LLC
and Thomson Financial Municipals Group) and I-DEAL, LLC,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in case no. 01-CV-1003, Judge Gary l. Lancaster.

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DECIDED: July 14, 2008
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Before GAJARSA, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.  Next Page ->