Nilssen v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 438 F. App'x 898

Ole K. NILSSEN, Plaintiff, and Geo Foundation, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Costco Wholesale Corp., Defendant-Appellee, and Menard, Inc., Ace Hardware Corp., Truserv Corporation, and Home Depot, Inc., Defendants, and Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and IKEA Illinois, LLC, DefendantAppellee.

No. 2010-1139.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Nov. 10, 2011.

Leland W. Hutchinson, Jr., Freeborn & Peters, LLP, of Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Jonathan Hill.

Anthony J. Fitzpatrick, Duane Morris, LLP, of Boston, MA, argued for all defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was Christopher S. Kroon for Costco Wholesale Corporation. Also on the brief *899were Gary W. Smith, Posternak Blank-stein & Lund, LLP, of Boston, MA, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Kimball R. Anderson, and Kathleen B. Barry, Winston & Strawn, LLP, of Chicago, IL, for Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., and Bureden J. Warren, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, of Washington, DC, for IKEA, Illinois, LLC. Of counsel was Margaret M. Duncan, for IKEA, Illinois, LLC.

LOURIE, LINN, and PROST, Circuit Judges.