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U.S. v. CAPUTO

Nos. 06-3612, 06-3619.

517 F.3d 935 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ross A. CAPUTO and Robert M. Riley, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gillum Ferguson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marc W. Martin (argued), Chicago, IL, Samuel Rosenthal (argued), Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Daniel J. Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation, Arnon D. Siegel, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

An autoclave sterilizes medical instruments quickly and cheaply. But some instruments can't stand the high temperatures and pressures of an autoclave, so there is a demand for sterilizers that use lower temperatures and non-aqueous sterilants. One system in widespread use relies on ethylene oxide gas as the sterilant. That gas is toxic and hard to handle, however, and Ross Caputo saw a business opportunity...

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