United States Seventh Circuit

The district court properly dismissed claims by laid-off workers, alleging breach of a collective bargaining agreement, where named defendants could not be held liable for any wrongs committed by a non-party.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/19/2003
• Decided 06/09/2003
• Published 06/09/2003

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregg M. Lemley, Bryan Cave, St. Louis, MO, for Universal Music and Video Distrib. Inc., Joseph S. Turner, Joshua L. Ditelberg (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Panasonic Disc Services Corp., Stephen A. Yokich (argued), Cornfield & Feldman, Chicago, IL, for International Leather Goods Plastics Novelty & Service Workers Union.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mervin L. Wolf (argued), Toledo, OH, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.