United States Ninth Circuit

In an action claiming that a union breached its duty of fair representation by negotiating a contract that would impermissibly favor one group of represented pilots at the expense of another, judgment for plaintiffs is reversed where this case presented contingencies that could prevent the effectuation of the union's proposal and the accompanying injury, and thus the matter was not ripe for adjudication.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2009
• Decided 06/04/2010
• Published 06/04/2010

Judges

• Before A. WALLACE TASHIMA, SUSAN P. GRABER, and JAY S. BYBEE, CIRCUIT Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew S. Jacob, Polsinelli Shughart, PC, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellees., Lee Seham, Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen, LLP, White Plains, NY, for the defendant-appellant.