Legal Opinion
Smith v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 1991No. 90-3677PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Twenty-two former Colgate-Palmolive employees brought suit, alleging that their former employer had induced them to move from New Jersey to Indiana with the false promise of extended employment at its plant in Indiana. All were members of a union at a Colgate plant in New Jersey, and all joined another union when they began to work for Colgate in Indiana. Colgate moved for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiffs’ fraud claim was preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185. The district court granted the motion, and the plaintiffs…
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