United States Third Circuit
Pichardo v. Virgin Islands Comm'r of Labor, 08-4259
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer for wrongful termination, petition for a writ of certiorari is granted and the decision of the newly-created Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is affirmed where: 1) the degree of deference afforded to a territorial supreme court allows for reversal on matters of local law only when "clear or manifest error is shown"; and 2) there is no manifest error in the Virgin Island Supreme Court's decisions, including that the writ of review under section 70 is limited to consideration of issues for which an objection was raised and that section 1422 cannot be invoked to seek review of decisions by the DOL, given the existence of section 70.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/02/2009
- Decided 07/08/2010
- Published 07/08/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Joel H. Holt, Vincent F. Frazer