Legal Opinion
Cravens L. Wanlass, Energystics, Inc. And Wanlass International, Inc. v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 10, 1998No. 97-1425PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge MAYER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
MAYER, Chief Judge.
Cravens L. Wanlass, Energystics, Inc., and Wanlass International, Inc. (appellants) appeal the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Case No. 2:95-CV-0320-S (consolidated with 2:95-CV-0909-S), which granted General Electric (“GE”) summary judgment on the grounds of laches and estoppel. Because the court-correctly determined that appellants impermis-sibly delayed filing suit against GE, we affirm.
Background
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