United States Second Circuit

A jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, claiming that defendant-union breached its duty of fair representation, is affirmed over its challenges that 1)its conduct was objectively reasonable, 2)the applicable statute of limitations period had expired, 3)the district judge made two erroneous evidentiary rulings, and 4)the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/18/2003
• Decided 08/10/2004
• Published 08/11/2004

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  MESKILL, POOLER and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey A. Bartos, Washington, DC (Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., Guerrieri, Edmond & Clayman, Washington, DC, of counsel), for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric M. Nelson, New York City, for Appellees.