Koval v. Dow Jones & Co.

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Lawrence Koval, a white male, worked at defendant-appellee Dow Jones & Co. (“Dow Jones”) for twenty-one years, beginning in 1978. In 1994, Koval sought promotion to a position created after a restructuring of the company, but a younger minority female obtained the post. The company underwent restructuring again in 1999, after which Dow Jones released Koval from employment. Koval subsequently filed suit against Dow Jones and several of its executives in Ohio state court alleging that, by refusing to promote Koval and by ultimately terminating his…