DARLAK v. COLUMBUS-AMERICA DISCOVERY GROUP, INC.

No. 94-1874.

59 F.3d 20 (1995)

Joseph W. DARLAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBUS-AMERICA DISCOVERY GROUP, INCORPORATED; Thomas G. Thompson, Defendants-Appellees, and Trustees of Columbia University, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Alan Battaglia, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant. Robert Ward Trafford, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, OH, for appellees. ON BRIEF: Richard P. Levy, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, Carl E. Person, Law Offices of Carl E. Person, New York City, for appellant. William J. Kelly, Jr., James A. King, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, OH, Richard T. Robol, Jane E. Rindsberg, Columbus-America Discovery Group, Columbus, OH, David N. Ventker, Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C., Virginia Beach, VA, for appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge HALL wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge WIDENER joined.

OPINION

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Joseph W. Darlak appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Columbus-America Discovery Group, Inc., and its president, Thomas G. Thompson. We affirm.

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