Legal Opinion
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1990No. 89-322PublishedCited by 452 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
We granted certiorari in this case because the decisions of the Supreme Court of Idaho, holding that petitioner may be liable under state law for the negligent inspection of a mine where respondents’ decedents worked, raised important questions about the operation of federal and state law in defining the duties of a labor union acting as a collective-bargaining agent.
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This dispute arises out of an underground fire that occurred on May 2, 1972, at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, and caused the deaths of 91 miners. Respondents, the survivors of four of the deceased miners, filed this…
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