U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

By: Sarah K. Hamilton, Esq. & Alison Loomis, Esq.

In a recent case of note, the Ninth Circuit held that federal labor laws did not preempt a shopping mall owner’s state law claims for trespass and nuisance against a union that was picketing a store in the mall.  See Retail Property Trust v.

By: Michael J. Rybicki, Esq.

Employers frequently express extreme frustration and bewilderment with respect to the Board and its decisions. We can only imagine how the owners of Plaza Auto Center, Inc. in Yuma, Arizona must feel following the Board’s Supplemental Decision in Plaza Auto Center, Inc., 360 NLRB No. 117, 199 LRRM

By: Michele Haydel Gehrke, Esq.

In a case highlighting some of the important differences between the Railway Labor Act and the National Labor Relations Act, the Ninth Circuit recently upheld a federal district court decision enjoining a threatened strike by a group of unrepresented employees working for Aircraft Service International (“ASI”) at Seattle’s busy