PALLADINO v. CNY CENTRO, INC.

No. 47.

23 N.Y.3d 140 (2014)

12 N.E.3d 436

989 N.Y.S.2d 438

2014 NY Slip Op 2378

EUGENE PALLADINO, Appellant, v. CNY CENTRO, INC., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided April 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Louis Riley , Syracuse, for appellant.

Blitman & King LLP, Syracuse ( Kenneth L. Wagner and Bryan T. Arnault of counsel), for Charles Watson and another, respondents.

Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C., East Syracuse ( Craig M. Atlas of counsel), for CNY Centro, Inc., respondent.

Richard E. Casagrande , Latham, and Elizabeth R. Schuster , for New York State United Teachers, amicus curiae.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ABDUS-SALAAM, J.

In this action by a union member seeking damages from his union for breach of the duty of fair representation, the Appellate Division dismissed the complaint in accordance with our decision in Martin v Curran (303 N.Y. 276 [1951]) because the complaint failed to allege that the union's conduct was ratified by "every single member...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases