Legal Opinion
National Association of Government Employees, Inc. v. National Federation of Federal Employees, and Maria Luisa A. Inocencio
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1988No. 87-1158PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
“[Labor] representation campaigns are frequently characterized by bitter and extreme charges, countercharges, unfounded rumors, vituperations, personal accusations, misrepresentations and distortions.” 1 The certification contest between two unions from which this libel action arose was comparatively mild. The union seeking to supersede the incumbent bargaining agent did, however, publish a pamphlet stating in one paragraph that the incumbent union had refused to help an employee because she was not a union member and perhaps implying that the employee was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by60 opinions
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