                          UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                               FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                               ______________________

                                        No. 99-41054
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                            JOHN A. MOORE; RONDA MOORE,

                                                                             Plaintiffs-Appellants,

                                               versus

           ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNAL FIXATION; ET AL,

                                                                                        Defendants,

                  SYNTHES NORTH AMERICA INC.; SYNTHES USA,
                        A PARTNERSHIP; SYNTHES, INC.;

                                                                            Defendants-Appellees.

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                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Eastern District of Texas
                                 (4:94-CV-240)
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                                  July 13, 2000

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:*

       AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.




       *
           Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
