Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. Smoot v. United Transportation Union Csx Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2001No. 98-4322PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Kenneth Smoot, appeals from the district court orders granting Defendants, United Transportation Union (“UTU”) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”), summary judgment on Plaintiffs claims of conspiracy in violation of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 153, and awarding Defendants $250,000 in statutory damages, $100,000 in punitive damages, and $86,308.74 in attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Defendants’ counterclaims under the Federal Wiretap Act (the “Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. We AFFIRM IN PART and REVERSE IN PART, and REMAND for…
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