Legal Opinion
Blesedell v. Chillicothe Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 22, 2016No. 15-3542PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Jason Blesedell, who was formerly employed by Chillicothe Telephone Company, was terminated for falsifying a timecard and impersonating a customer in telephone calls to the company. Blesedell sued the company and his union, asserting a hybrid § 301/fair-representation claim. Blesedell also asserted a defamation claim against the company’s human resources manager, taking issue with the manager’s statements to union members and a police officer. Because the union did not breach its duty of fair representation during the grievance process, both the union and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Jackson v. City of ColumbusOhio Supreme Court · 2008
- Merritt v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
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