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M-I Drilling Fluids UK Ltd. v. Dynamic Air Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 10, 2015No. Civil No. 14-4857 ADM/HBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On January 29, 2015 the undersigned United States District Judge heard oral argument on Defendant Dynamic Air Inc.’s (“Dynamic Air”) Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 16]. For the reasons discussed below, Dynamic Air’s motion is denied.
II. BACKGROUND
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