International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc.

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Defendant and appellant Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc. (LAXT) appeals a judgment and postjudgment order in favor of plaintiffs and respondents International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU), three of its affiliated locals, ILWU Local 13, ILWU Local 63 and ILWU Local 94, and three individuals, James Spinosa, John Vlaic and Mike Freese, each of whom is an officer or agent of one of the local affiliates (collectively, ILWU).

The essential issue presented is whether LAXT’s board of directors is subject to the open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act…