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Labor

Glass, Molder, Potters, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO v. Wickes Companies, Inc., 707 F. Supp. 174, 132 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2617, 57 U.S.L.W. 2550, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. p. 95, 312, 114 Lab. Cas. p. 11, 877, 4 Indiv. Empl. Rts. Cas. (BNA) 1718 (D.N.J. February 28,1989) (recognizing that union's and workers right to sue corporate raider for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage is not preempted by federal labor, antitrust or securities laws) (featured in articles in Philadelphia Magazine (3/89), Regardies (2/89), and California Magazine (11/88)); see, Jane Von Bergen, In Unprecedented Case, Workers Sue Raider Over Lost Jobs , Phila. Inquirer, July 25, 1988, at B1, col. 1)

Glass, Molder, Potters, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO v. Wickes Companies, Inc., 243 N.J. Super. 44, 578 A.2d 402, 5 Indiv. Empl. Rts. Cas. (BNA) 1060 (Camden County Sup.Ct. March 23, 1990) (recognizing worker right to sue corporate raider for tortious inter­ference—international and negligent—with prospective economic advantage); Discussed in Geyelin & Brannigan, "Ex-Workers Can Sue Over Takeover Bid," Wall Street Journal, March 27, 1990, at B8, col. 4; O'Connor, Restructuring the Corporation's Nexus of Contracts: Recognizing A Fiduciary Duty To Protect Displaced Workers, 69 N. Car. L. Rev. 1189, 1201, 1209 (1991)

Clark v. Household Finance Corp., No. 97-2-22420 (King County, WA, 12/29/97) (certified state class for defrauded employees) (settlement approved March 18, 1999)

United States of America v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, No. 86-1094 (E.D. Pa.) (Order of July 27, 1987, per Scirica, J.) (recognizing for first time right of standing by union to represent members as intervenors in proposed CERCLA remedial action)




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