MEREDITH v. LOUISIANA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

No. 98-30763.

209 F.3d 398 (2000)

Sally A. MEREDITH, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross Appellant, v. LOUISIANA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS; et al., Defendants, Louisiana Federation of Teachers, Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee, St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees; The Chicago Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Richard House, Jr. (argued), Robert B. Evans, III, House, Kingsmill, Riess & Seabolt, Marguerite K. Kingsmill (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Meredith.

Charles M. Samuel, III, Rittenberg & Samuel, New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Federation of Teachers.

Jay Alan Ginsberg (argued), Rittenberg & Samuel, New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Federation of Teachers and St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees.

William E. Rittenberg, Rittenberg & Samuel, New Orleans, La, for St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees.

William E. Wright, Jr., Karen Patricia Holland (argued), Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Chicago Insurance Co.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and FALLON, District Judge.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This labor and contract case presents several questions about the relationship between two unions and a union employee. The Louisiana Federation of Teachers ("Louisiana Federation") and St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees ("St. Tammany Federation") appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Sally Meredith. We REVERSE in part and REMAND so the district court may determine a question of jurisdiction.

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