FLOOD v. CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Nos. 09-4017, 09-4065.

618 F.3d 1110 (2010)

Frances M. FLOOD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Utah corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil A. Capobianco , Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY ( Brian S. Cousin , Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY, and James E. Magleby and Jennifer Fraser Parrish , Magleby & Greenwood, P.C., Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the briefs), for Defendant-Appellant.

Rodney R. Parker ( Max D. Wheeler and Sam Harkness , with him on the brief), Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, EBEL, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

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