BLACKBURN v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

No. 98-6075.

179 F.3d 81 (1999)

Benjamin BLACKBURN, Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.; Patricia Knowles.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter A. Lucas (Argued), Glen D. Savits, Lisa Nemeth, Lucas, Savits & Marose, LLC, West Orange, NJ, for Appellant.

Kathleen M. McKenna (Argued), David W. MacGregor, Proskauer, Rose, LLP, Clifton, NJ, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, McKEE, Circuit Judge and LEE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge.

In this diversity case, we are asked to review the District Court's grant of summary judgment for defendant United Parcel Service ("UPS"), which was grounded on the view that the conduct of plaintiff Benjamin Blackburn did not constitute protected activity under the New Jersey "whistleblower" statute, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"), N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 34:19-1 to -8. Being doubtful of...

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