Legal Opinion
Michael Vencl, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1998No. 96-3567, 96-3614PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Michael Vend, filed a hybrid § 301 breach of contract / fair representation suit against his former employer, American High Reach, Inc. and its successor, Brambles Equipment Services, Inc. (collectively, “AHR”), and his union, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18 (“Local 18”). In two prejudgment rulings, the district court granted Vend partial summary judgment against Local 18 and ruled that he could recover attorneys’ fees from it. After Vend settled with AHR, the district court dismissed his suit against Local 18 for lack of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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