ENERGY RECOVERY, INC. v. HAUGE

No. 2013-1515.

745 F.3d 1353 (2014)

ENERGY RECOVERY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leif J. HAUGE, Defendant-Appellant, and Energy Recovery International, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

March 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Noona , Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., of Norfolk, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard A. Sterba , Fish & Richardson P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief was Ahmed J. Davis.

Before RADER, Chief Judge, REYNA, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges.


WALLACH, Circuit Judge.

Leif J. Hauge appeals the district court's decision finding him in contempt of that court's March 19, 2001, Order (the "2001 Order"), which adopted Mr. Hauge and Energy Recovery, Inc.'s ("ERI") March 16, 2001, Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement"). For the reasons set forth below, this court reverses the contempt finding and vacates the injunction.

BACKGROUND

The dispute between Mr. Hauge and his former employer, ERI, began...

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