Legal Opinion

Retail Property Trust v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 23, 2014No. 12-56427PublishedCited by 366 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

In this case we must decide whether § 303 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), codified at 29 U.S.C. § 187, preempts state-law claims for trespass and private nuisance related to union conduct that may also constitute secondary boycott activity. Following the reasoning of Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton, 377 U.S. 252, 84 S.Ct. 1253, 12 L.Ed.2d 280 (1964), Lodge 76, Int’l Ass’n of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO v. Wis. Empl. Relations Comm’n, 427 U.S. 132, 96 S.Ct. 2548, 49 L.Ed.2d 396 (1976), and Sears, Roebuck & Co.…

2Cases cited67 opinions

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