Legal Opinion
Joseph Franza, Cross-Appellee v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 671 and Thomas Robidoux, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 14, 1989No. 193, Docket 88-7258PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the difficult question of whether appellant Joseph Franza’s discharge from employment with a health services plan by appellee Thomas Robi-doux, a union official who served as Chairman of the Plan, violated Franza’s rights under Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA or the Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 411-415 (1982). After a jury trial on the merits in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Judge Nevas held as a matter of law that because Franza could show neither evidence of a scheme by union…
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3Cited by38 opinions
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