Dp Aviation v. Smiths Industries Aerospace And Defense Systems Ltd

268 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2001) DP AVIATION, a Washington general partnership consisting of M.C. Pietromonaco, Inc. and Microm, Inc., Washington corporations; M.C. PIETROMONACO, INC., a Washington corporation; MICOM, INC., a Washington corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SMITHS INDUSTRIES AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 99-35913, 00-35029 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted February 12, 2001 Filed September 28, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] John T. Petrie and Susan Rae Fox, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC, Seattle, Washington; and Evan L. Schwab, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiffs-appellees. Thomas M. Kittredge and Karen Pieslak Pohlmann, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Patrick C. Sheldon, Fain Sheldon Anderson & VanDerhoef, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for the defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-97-01623-TSZ. Before: Reinhardt,…