CIARLANTE v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.

Nos. 97-1152, 97-1174 and 97-1725.

143 F.3d 139 (1998)

Louis A. CIARLANTE; Thomas A. Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Individuals, Appellants/Cross-Appellees in Appeal No. 97-1174, v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; The American Tobacco Company; American Brands, Inc. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and The American Tobacco Company, Appellants/Cross-Appellees in Appeal No. 97-1152 and 97-1725.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Elliott, Timothy T. Myers, Frederick P. Santarelli (argued), Elliott, Reihner, Siedzikowski & Egan, Blue Bell, PA, for Louis A. Ciarlante and Thomas A. Marshall, Individually and on behalf of a Class of Individuals.

Barry Simon (argued), Christopher J. Moran, Simon Higgins & Moran, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; The American Tobacco Company.

Before: BECKER, ROTH and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to decide whether the district court properly granted summary judgment to the plaintiff class against the defendants. The district court held as a matter of law that the defendants' Chester, Virginia administrative center was the plaintiffs' "single site of employment" under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101(a)(3)(B), and therefore awarded damages...

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