Legal Opinion
Ledain v. Town of Ontario
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 2002PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John B. Nesbitt, J.
Must a retiree claiming that his former municipal employer *248violated his right to postemployment health insurance benefits vested under an expired collective bargaining agreement seek relief through the grievance arbitration procedure contained in that agreement? The appellate courts of this state have not spoken on this issue. Under the facts of this case, given the broad arbitration clause contained in the governing agreement, this court holds that grievance arbitration is the exclusive means of redress, and that a retiree cannot bring suit against his…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- In Re the Arbitration Between Board of Education of Watertown City School District & Watertown Education Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Primex International Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In re the Arbitration between City of Ithaca & Ithaca Paid Fire Fighters Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Mariano v. Town of Orchard ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Peters v. Union-Endicott Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- In re the Arbitration between City of Niagara Falls & Niagara Falls Police Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Ledain v. Town of OntarioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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