California Court of Appeal

TAYLOR v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP., b162846

Summary judgment to defendant reversed where an arbitration decision under a CBA does not have preclusive effect in a civil suit for retaliatory discharge under unless the CBA clearly provided for binding arbitration under the Labor Code, and arbitration was conducted in a manner allowing for a full and fair adjudication of the Labor Code claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2003
• Published 11/17/2003

Judges

• COFFEE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Michael P. Ring & Associates and Michael P. Ring, Santa Barbara, Law Offices of Mary A. Lehman and Mary A. Lehman for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Curiale, Dellaverson, Hirschfeld, Kraemer & Sloan, Leonora M. Schloss, Los Angeles and Kristin E. Muller for Defendant and Respondent.