ODOM v. MICROSOFT CORP.

No. 04-35468.

486 F.3d 541 (2007)

James ODOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; Best Buy Co., Inc., a Minnesota corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Terrell, Tousley Brain Stephens P.L.L.C., Seattle, Washington; Daniel C. Girard (argued), Girard Gibbs and De Bartolomeo LLP, San Francisco, CA; Anthony K. Lee, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Charles B. Casper & Patrick T. Ryan, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA; Michael J. Shepard (argued), Heller Ehrman, San Francisco, CA; Jonathan M. Palmer, Kenneth E. Payson & Mathew L. Harrington, Heller Ehrman, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee Microsoft Corporation.

Stacy S. Schwartz, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Los Angeles, CA; James Richard Murray, Gordon Murray Tilden, Seattle, WA; J. Kevin Snyder, Dykema Gossett, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Best Buy Co.

Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, STEPHEN REINHARDT, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, HAWKINS, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, W. FLETCHER, RAYMOND C. FISHER, RICHARD A. PAEZ, MARSHA S. BERZON, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, JAY S. BYBEE, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge WILLIAM A. FLETCHER; Concurrence by Judge SILVERMAN; Concurrence by Judge BYBEE.

WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

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