Legal Opinion
Steam Press Holdings, Inc. v. Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers Union, Local 996
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2002No. Nos. 01-17222, 02-15097PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Michael Drace and Steam Press Holdings, Inc., dba Young Laundry and Dry Cleaning, sued Mel Kahele and Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers, Local 996, in federal district court alleging that (1) defendants made defamatory statements of and concerning plaintiffs during the course of a labor dispute; (2) defendants breached a no-strike clause in a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”); and (3) defendants engaged in racketeering. The district court found in favor of plaintiffs on the defamation claim, awarding damages for economic and reputational harm caused by the…
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