District of Columbia Court of Appeals October 12, 2000, 99-CV-349 (Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. v. Wilner)

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises from an action for libel. The plaintiffs are Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. (Guilford), Timothy Mellon, and David Fink. Guilford operates a freight railroad system in New England, consisting of the Maine Central, the Boston and Maine, and Springfield Terminal railroads. Mellon and Fink founded Guilford in 1981 and own it.