When I went to cast an early ballot this Thursday afternoon, at the downtown Fairbanks elections office that covers all Interior districts, I found 15 people lined up to vote in the three (already occupied) voting booths. A state worker said the line had been that long since the polls opened Monday morning, and that she’d […]
The 9th Circuit has affirmed dismissal of an employer’s § 301 claim against the Teamsters International, and compelled arbitration of the employer’s § 301 claim against California Teamsters Local 287. The unanimous panel included District Judge John Sedwick from Alaska.
The panel held that § 301 does not authorize a claim of tortious interference with contract against a union […]
Sedwick on Social Security Disability: U. S. District Judge John Sedwick has affirmed an ALJ’s denial of disability benefits, based on independent findings of malingering and (using clear and convincing evidence) of unreliable testimony. Bass v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4600772 (D.Alaska Oct. 15, 2008). Paul Eaglin of Fairbanks represented the claimant; Nancy Mishalanie of the Seattle […]
