Monsanto Company v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours, No. 13-1349 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2014)

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E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company and its sub- sidiary Pioneer Hi -Bred International, Inc. (collecti vely “DuPont”) appeal from the orders of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri impo s- ing sanctions on DuPont by striking DuPont’s contract reformation defense and counter claims and awarding Monsanto Company and Monsanto Technology, LLC (collectively “Monsanto”) attorney fees . See Monsanto Co. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., No. 4:09-CV-0686, ECF No. 974 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 21, 2011) (sealed sanction s order); ECF No.