Bernice J. Dolan, Former President of the Transport Workers Union, Local 553 v. Transport Workers Union of America
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Senior Circuit Judge:
Five members of the governing board of a union local, the local itself, and the union’s international organization appeal a general jury verdict against them in the amount of $93,000. The plaintiff, Bernice Dolan, a former president of the union local, based her claims below on various sections of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”). Appellants claim that one of the grounds of recovery submitted to the jury was not consistent with either the letter or spirit of the LMRDA section relied upon by Dolan. Our review of the case…
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