Zaccardelli v. United States

OPINION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment and the defendant’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs, Marco Zaecardelli, Bruno Branchizio, and John Corvino (“plaintiffs”), are dual Italian-United States nationals who, until recently, were employed in Naples, Italy. The plaintiffs contend that they were hired and employed by the United States, through the Department of the Navy (the “government” or “Navy”) until the United States fired them in violation of employment agreements negotiated on their behalf by their respective union…