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WARREN FREEDENFELD ASSOCIATES, INC. v. McTIGUE

Nos. 07-1602, 07-1603.

531 F.3d 38 (2008)

WARREN FREEDENFELD ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Michael P. McTIGUE, D.V.M., et al., Defendants, Appellees. Warren Freedenfeld Associates, Inc., Defendant in Counterclaim, Appellee, v. Michael P. McTigue, D.V.M., Counterclaimant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett J. Lee and Robert A. McCall, with whom Barry S. Scheer, Parker Scheer, LLP, Michael J. Stone, and Peabody & Arnold LLP were on brief, for plaintiff.

Robert N. Meltzer, with whom The Mountain States Law Group, Mary C. Casey, and The Harbor Law Group were on brief, for defendants.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, O'CONNOR, Associate Justice (Ret.), and SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

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