Brummett v. Taylor

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

During a protracted labor dispute between Titan International, Inc. (“Titan”), and the United Steelworkers of America involving plants in several States, Titan filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the Steelworkers and 130 union members in an Illinois district court. The next day, Titan’s President, Maurice Taylor, Jr., held press conferences at the various plant locations. In Des Moines, Iowa, where Steelworkers Local 164 was on strike at the Titan plant, Taylor distributed copies of the federal court Complaint. His remarks at the lengthy press conference…