United States Sixth Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of defendant coal companies is affirmed in an action under section 301 of the National Labor Relations Act alleging the companies had violated the successorship clause contained in Article I of the 1998 National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2003
• Published 06/05/2003

Judges

• Before CLAY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  DUGGAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deborah Stern, Assistant General Counsel (argued and briefed), United Mine Workers of America, Fairfax, VA, James R. Hampton (briefed), Hazard, KY, John R. Mooney (briefed), Mooney, Green, Baker & Saindon, Washington, DC for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas P. Gies (argued and briefed), Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC, Michael W. Hawkins, Dinsmore & Shohl, Cincinnati, OH, Barbara B. Edelman, Lizbeth L. Baker, Dinsmore & Shohl, Lexington, KY, for Defednat-Appellees.