NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

SABATINO BIANCO, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant ______________________

2015-1193 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 2:12-cv-00147-WCB, Circuit Judge William C. Bryson. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

PRATIK A. SHAH, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also repre- sented by EMILY CURTIS JOHNSON; CHARLES EVERINGHAM, IV, Dallas TX; MICHAEL SIMONS, Austin, TX; IFTIKAHR AHMED, Houston, TX; STEVEN ZAGER, New York, NY.

ROBERT M. PALUMBOS, Duane Morris, LLP, Philadel- phia, PA, argued for appellant. Also represented by THOMAS W. SANKEY, Houston, TX; KRISTINA CAGGIANO KELLY, Washington, DC. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 19, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court