Legal Opinion
Gould, Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 1984No. 84-1115, 84-2075PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Gould, Inc. (“Gould”) filed suit in the Western District of Wisconsin challenging the constitutionality of Wis.Stat. §§ 16.-75(8), 101.245 (1981), which blacklist labor law violators. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The district court granted Gould’s summary judgment motion, holding that the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (the “NLRA”), preempted the state statutes. In a later hearing, the district court awarded Gould attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The individual defendants appeal both decisions of the district court. 1 We…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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