Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. United Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1994No. 91-06231PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants union members sued their former employer, defendant-appellee United Foods, Inc., for allegedly breaching the successors and assigns clause of its collective bargaining agreement with their union, under which they assert that United Foods was obligated to, but did not, require the purchaser of the business from United Foods to assume the labor agreement as a condition of the sale. The court below awarded summary judgment to United Foods on the ground that the employees lacked standing to bring suit under the Labor-Management Relations Act. We agree…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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