In The

                                                Court of Appeals

                        Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                                                ______________________________

                                                             No. 06-09-00052-CV

                                                ______________________________

                                       OWENS & MINOR, INC. AND

OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC., Appellants

                                                                V.

                         BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY, Appellee

                                      On Appeal from the 102nd Judicial District Court

                                                             Bowie County, Texas

                                                     Trial Court No. 00C0099A-102

                                          Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

                                              Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter

                                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

            Appellants, Owens & Minor, Inc., and Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., and Appellee, Becton, Dickinson & Company, have filed with this Court a joint motion to dismiss the pending appeal in this matter.

            We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.

                                                                                    Jack Carter

                                                                                    Justice

Date Submitted:          March 15, 2010          

Date Decided:             March 16, 2010