Legal Opinion
Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 6, 1983No. 83-1355PublishedCited by 396 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Simion Stepanischen appeals from a district court award of summary judgment to defendant Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation (MDT). Following his discharge by MDT, Stepanischen brought claims for: (1) illegal discharge for union-organizing activities under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) Section 2 Fourth, 45 U.S.C. § 152 Fourth; (2) bad faith termination of an employee at will; and (3) defamation.
On September 1, 1976, Stepanischen commenced work as an assistant inspector, working the midnight to 8:00 a.m. shift at MDT’s office in Everett, Massachusetts. MDT is a…
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