37 Cited authorities

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
376 U.S. 254 (1964) Cited 6,909 times 36 Legal Analyses
Holding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice
Vaca v. Sipes
386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,173 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"
Steelworkers v. Rawson
495 U.S. 362 (1990) Cited 562 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that union could contractually undertake, in collective bargaining agreement, other duties towards member employees in addition to statutorily-imposed duty of fair representation
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild
525 U.S. 33 (1998) Cited 408 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that discretionary actions taken by the union on a member's behalf are not arbitrary even where the member can demonstrate they were "erroneous or unsuccessful."
Motor Coach Employees v. Lockridge
403 U.S. 274 (1971) Cited 819 times
Holding wrongful discharge action brought in state court precluded by pervasiveness of federal regulation in the area
Thomas v. Collins
323 U.S. 516 (1945) Cited 877 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state may regulate labor unions but "[s]uch regulation ... must not trespass upon the domain set apart for ... free assembly"
Klostermann v. Cuomo
61 N.Y.2d 525 (N.Y. 1984) Cited 411 times
In Klostermann, the public agencies involved were in repeated noncompliance with the command of Mental Hygiene Law § 29.15 (g), which required preparation of a written service plan, with prescribed contents, for every person discharged from state psychiatric hospitals.
White v. White Rose Food
237 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 231 times
Holding that where a union seeks ratification of an agreement by its members, it must consult them and explain the agreement to them, but where "such a ratification requirement is lacking ... the union has no duty to inform the members of the agreement"
Prozeralik v. Capital Cities
82 N.Y.2d 466 (N.Y. 1993) Cited 221 times
Holding in defamation action that an award of punitive damages requires "circumstances of aggravation or outrage, such as spite or malice, or a fraudulent or evil motive on the part of the defendant, or such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that the conduct may be called willful or wanton"
Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri
342 U.S. 421 (1952) Cited 239 times
Upholding state law requiring employer to allow employees four hours of paid leave on election day in order to vote

Eugene Palladino, Appellant,v.CNY Centro, Inc., et al., Respondents.

37 Cited authorities

Holding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice

Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"

Holding that union could contractually undertake, in collective bargaining agreement, other duties towards member employees in addition to statutorily-imposed duty of fair representation

Holding that discretionary actions taken by the union on a member's behalf are not arbitrary even where the member can demonstrate they were "erroneous or unsuccessful."

Holding wrongful discharge action brought in state court precluded by pervasiveness of federal regulation in the area

Holding that a state may regulate labor unions but "[s]uch regulation ... must not trespass upon the domain set apart for ... free assembly"

In Klostermann, the public agencies involved were in repeated noncompliance with the command of Mental Hygiene Law § 29.15 (g), which required preparation of a written service plan, with prescribed contents, for every person discharged from state psychiatric hospitals.

Holding that where a union seeks ratification of an agreement by its members, it must consult them and explain the agreement to them, but where "such a ratification requirement is lacking ... the union has no duty to inform the members of the agreement"

Upholding state law requiring employer to allow employees four hours of paid leave on election day in order to vote