Tilak Raj Sawheny, Also Known as Roger Sawheny v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., an Iowa Corporation

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action for damages, Roger Sawheny appeals the district court’s 1 orders: (1) granting summary judgment to Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Pioneer) on Sa-wheny’s RICO claim; (2) entering judgment for Pioneer after a bench trial on Sawheny’s litany of tort and breach of contract claims; and (3) denying Sawheny’s post-judgment motion to make additional findings of fact. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Pioneer is an Iowa corporation engaged in the seed business. In 1978, Pioneer, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pioneer Oversees Corporation (POC), 2 formed…