Legal Opinion
Williams v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1994No. 93-02478PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal a summary judgment in favor of defendants on claims under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (‘WARN”). Finding no error, we dismiss the appeal. Concluding that the appeal is frivolous and that plaintiffs’ counsel’s attacks on opposing counsel and the district court are baseless and scurrilous, we award attorneys’ fees and double costs under Fed. R.App.P. 38.
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In 1992, Phillips Petroleum Company, Phillips Gas Holding Company, Inc. (“PGHC”), and Phillips 66 Company, a division of Phillips Petroleum Company, reduced their work…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Grant v. Lone Star Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Carpenters District Council of New Orleans & Vicinity v. Dillard Dept. Stores, Inc., Etc., Stephen J. Plescia, Etc. v. Dillard Dept. Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Coghlan v. StarkeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Grady M. STROMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WEST COAST GROCERY COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Compania Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Eugene Pierce v. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., D/B/A Santa Fe Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Faris v. Williams WPC-I, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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