Action Distributing Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1038

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Action Distributing Company, Inc., a Michigan alcohol distributor, brought suit to vacate an arbitration award in favor of the defendant, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1038. The award, rendered under the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, interpreted the parties’ rights under a collective bargaining agreement. Both parties moved for summary judgment, and the district court found in favor of the defendant. Action’s appeal asks this court to decide (1) whether the award Action seeks to vacate was barred, because of principles of res judicata and…