Legal Opinion
Joseph Lydon v. Boston Sand & Gravel Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 9, 1999No. 98-1978PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
This labor dispute presents a collision at the intersection of judicial doctrines that in this instance would operate at cross-purposes: on the one hand the doctrine of complete federal preemption, and on the other hand both the limitations on that doctrine and the independent principle of judicial estoppel. Appellant Joseph Lydon (“Lydon”) has sought to resolve his quarrel with his employer, appellee Boston Sand and Gravel Co. (“Boston Sand”), in two successive forums: first by an attempted arbitration between Lydon’s union and Boston Sand pursuant to their…
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