Legal Opinion
Howard W. Barss and H.W. Barss Co., Inc. v. Carl Tosches
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 5, 1986No. 85-1359PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This action, arising from a labor dispute, is before us on an appeal from a summary judgment by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 1 The court found that picketing of the corporate office of the H.W. Barss Co., Inc. to protest the employment of non-union subcontractor and payment of substandard wages did not constitute a secondary boycott. It additionally found that the statements on the pickets did not libel plaintiff/appellant Howard W. Barss, the company’s president.
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Local 50, Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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