United States v. Northrop Corporation

91 F.3d 1211 65 USLW 2097 , 11 IER Cases 1713 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5510, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9024 UNITED STATES, ex rel., Michael A. (Brian) HYATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHROP CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc., a business organization, form Unknown; Kulite, a business organization, form Unknown; Solid State Devices, Inc., a California corporation; Cal-Doran Metallurgical Services, Inc., a California corporation, d/b/a Cal-Doran Heat Treating Company of Los Angeles, d/b/a Southern California Aluminum Heat Treating Company; Cal-Doran Heat Treating Company, a business organization, form Unknown; Southern California Aluminum Heat Treating Company, a business organization, form Unknown, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55175. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 3, 1996. Decided July 26, 1996. Phillip E. Benson, Law Offices of Phillip E. Benson, Newport Beach, California, and Linda R. Maclean, Claremont, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Marc A. Becker, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, California; Richard C. Goodman, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, Newport Beach, California; Peter B.…