CONOCOPHILLIPS, INC. v. LOCAL 13-0555 UTD. STEELWORKERS

No. 12-31225.

741 F.3d 627 (2014)

CONOCOPHILLIPS, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee v. LOCAL 13-0555 UNITED STEELWORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Pyburn, Jr. , Tabatha Louise George , Fisher & Phillips, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, John S. Bradford , Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Emma Rebecca Rebhom, Esq. , Assistant General Counsel, United Steelworkers of America Pittsburgh, PA, Louis L. Robein, Jr. , Nancy Picard , Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi, A.P.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

United Steelworkers International Union, Local 13-0555 ("USW") appeals the district court's vacatur of an arbitral award against ConocoPhillips, Inc. ("Conoco") involving dismissal of a refinery employee who failed a workplace drug test. We AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

USW member Dave Buller was a refinery operator at a Conoco refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On June...

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