United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant successfully challenged a National Labor Relations Board finding, that defendant unlawfully interfered with the Union's right to engage in lawful picketing, on grounds that defendant's alleged interference by contacting city authorities was justified because the picketing created a potentially dangerous traffic condition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/27/2004
• Published 07/27/2004

Judges

• Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Karl Montague Terrell, Stokes & Murphy, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia, for Petitioner/Cross-Respondent.  Jeffrey Michael Hirsch, Office of the General, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board.  James Paul McHugh, Barrett, Chafin, Lowry, Amos & Mchugh, Charleston, West Virginia, for Intervenor. ON BRIEF:  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy General, John H. Ferguson, Associate General, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General, David S. Habenstreit, Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board.