EXXON CORP. v. BATON ROUGE OIL

No. 94-30681.

77 F.3d 850 (1996)

EXXON CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BATON ROUGE OIL and Chemical Workers Union, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas B. Neagli, Herbert E. O'Niell, Robert E. McNeal, Exxon Company, U.S.A., Houston, TX, for Exxon.

Louis L. Robein, Jr., Gardner, Robein & Urann, Metairie, LA, James D. Thomas, II, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellees.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, JOLLY and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to determine whether, as a matter of national policy, the federal courts must decline to enforce an arbitrator's award that orders only backpay —not reinstatement — for an employee who was fired because of drug use, but also fired in violation of the terms of his collective bargaining agreement. The case arose from the discharge of Donald Chube by Exxon Corporation for his violation of the company...

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