United States Ninth Circuit

In order for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to waive an employee's state claims against his employers, the CBA must include clear and unmistakable language waiving the covered employee's state right.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2000
• Decided 12/28/2001
• Published 12/28/2001

Judges

• Before:  D.W. NELSON, THOMPSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul F. Utrecht,Law Offices of Paul F. Utrecht, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellant Sprewell., Richard R. Dale, Law Offices of Richard R. Dale, Mill Valley, California for plaintiffs-appellants Thompson, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey A. Mishkin (Argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, for the defendant-appellees., Frank Rothman (On the Briefs) and Marie L. Hurabiell (On the Briefs), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for defendant National Basketball Association., Martin P. Moroski (On the Briefs), Sinsheimer, Schiebelhut & Baggett, San Luis Obispo, California, for the defendants-appellees.