Legal Opinion
Construction Techniques, Inc. v. Dominske
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1991No. 90-2373PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents the situation of an employee, Donald Dominske, who owned a half interest in one of his employer’s main suppliers, an interest which the employer, Construction Techniques, Inc. (Contech), claims was undisclosed and therefore constituted a breach of Dominske’s fiduciary duty to Contech. The district court, applying South Carolina law, found that Dom-inske’s interest in the supplier was not adverse to Contech’s interests. The court further held that Dominske did not breach his fiduciary duty to his employer because he had disclosed his interest in the…
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