Legal Opinion
Joseph Pantoja v. Holland Motor Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1992No. 90-2658PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Pantoja, a member of Teamsters Local Union No. 705 in Chicago, sued Holland Motor Express, Inc. (Holland), alleging that Holland’s refusal to rehire him after he was involved in a trucking accident violated its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the union and amounted to a retaliatory discharge under Illinois tort law. The district court granted Holland summary judgment on both claims, finding that the CBA claim was time barred and that Pantoja could not prove a retaliatory discharge because he failed to demonstrate that his termination violated any…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Palmateer v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Barr v. Kelso-Burnett Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- James L. Beck v. Caterpillar Inc. And United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Virginia Christiansen v. Apv Crepaco, Inc., and Blackhawk Lodge No. 957, International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Stevens v. Northwest Indiana District Council, United Brotherhood of CarpentersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Snay v. U.S. Postal ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1998
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