Legal Opinion
Bruce Church, Inc. v. United Farm Workers of America
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided January 15, 1991No. 1 CA-CV 89-180PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.
In March 1984, plaintiff Bruce Church, Inc. (Bruce Church) brought an action against United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (union) for unfair labor practices in violation of the Arizona Agricultural Employment Relations Act and for tortious interference with business relations. The allegations arose out of a multistate lettuce boycott that the union conducted from 1979 to 1987 against Bruce Church-grown produce. After a 31-day trial, the jury returned a general verdict in favor of Bruce Church, awarding compensatory damages of $4,911,833 and punitive damages…
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