Opinion ID: 510625
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Striking of Paragraph 8(c) and Dismissing Counts 2 and 3

Text: 50 In paragraph 8(c), defendants complained that plaintiff's negligent representation of them in the patent infringement lawsuit resulted in a loss of ten percent of any income from the patents. Defendants, however, did not allege a proposed or actual agreement regarding patents under which it would obtain income. Thus, we find that the district court did not abuse its discretion in striking this paragraph. 51 The issue of whether Counts 2 and 3 of Aqualec's Second Amended Counterclaim were improperly dismissed was not raised by defendants in their Opening Briefs. In addition, the briefs do not specify that the district court committed error in dismissing them. If a brief fails to contain the contentions of the appellant with respect to the views presented, and fails to contain citations to authorities, statutes and the record, the issue is waived. Fed.R.App.P. 28(a)(4). We therefore hold that this issue has been waived.