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BURKE v. PRACTICAL CONCEPTS, INC.

No. 82-1772.

717 F.2d 938 (1983)

Melvin BURKE, Appellee, v. PRACTICAL CONCEPTS, INC., Appellant, and Leon J. ROSENBERG and Lawrence Posner, Defendants, v. The REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA, Third Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 20, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Guidoboni, Washington, D.C. (Michael G. Scheininger, Bonner, Thompson, O'Connell & Middlekauff, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant.

William F. Renahan, Lanham, Md. (Judith L. Bluefeld, Stanbury & Renahan, Lanham, Md., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, and MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, Practical Concepts Incorporated ("PCI") appeals from an order of the district court awarding the value of Bolivian social benefits to Melvin Burke, a former employee of PCI who was discharged prior to completion of his employment contract in Bolivia. Relying on the language of Burke's contract, provisions of the Bolivian civil code, and letters submitted by two Bolivian lawyers, the district court held that Burke was...

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