Legal Opinion
Purcell v. Keane
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 41497PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MASTERSON, District Judge.
This case began over five years ago when the plaintiffs filed this class action under Rule 23 on behalf of all members of Local 169, Warehouse Employees Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The complaint charges the defendants, who are present or former officers of the Local1 with numerous violations of certain fiduciary duties imposed upon them by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. § 501.2
In a nutshell, it is alleged that the defendants improperly spent union funds on food, drinks, travel and entertainment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Glicken v. BradfordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Norman v. McKeeDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1968
- Philadelphia Housing Authority v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Parker v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Levin v. Mississippi River Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- American Employers' Insurance Company v. King Resources Company, John M. KingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Jamison v. Butcher & SherrerdDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1989
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