Legal Opinion
Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Department of Education
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 17, 2012No. SC 18525PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the nonunion plaintiffs, Electrical Contractors, Inc. (ECI), and six of its individual employees,1 have standing to challenge prebid specifications requiring the successful bidder on two state financed school construction projects2 in the city of Hartford to perform all project work with union labor under the terms of a project labor agreement (PLA). The plaintiffs claim that the trial court incorrectly concluded that (1) ECI lacked standing, pursuant to this court’s decision in Connecticut Associated Builders & Contractors v.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- George Harms Construction Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by48 opinions
- GMAC Mortgage, LLC v. FordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Estate of Rock v. University of ConnecticutSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- Sousa v. SousaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Champion Steel, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- LaFrance v. LodmellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.