DeBARTOLO CORP. v. FLA. GULF COAST TRADES COUNCIL

No. 86-1461.

485 U.S. 568 (1988)

EDWARD J. DeBARTOLO CORP. v. FLORIDA GULF COAST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1988


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Cohen argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Deputy Solicitor General Cohen argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Rosemary M. Collyer, Norton J. Come, Linda Sher, and Carmel P. Ebb.

Laurence Gold argued the cause for respondent Florida Gulf Coast Building and Construction Trades Council. With him on the brief were Mark F. Kelly, Laurence J. Cohen, David M. Silberman, George Kaufmann, and Marsha Berzon. Solicitor General Fried and Rosemary M. Collyer filed a brief for the National Labor Relations Board, as respondent under this Court's Rule 19.6, in support of petitioner.*


JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case centers around the respondent union's peaceful handbilling of the businesses operating in a shopping mall in Tampa, Florida, owned by petitioner, the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation (DeBartolo). The union's primary labor dispute was with H. J. High Construction Company (High) over alleged substandard wages and fringe benefits. High was retained by the H. J. Wilson Company (Wilson) to construct a department...

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