West Virginia Supreme Court· 3/19/1997

Greenfield v. Schmidt Baking Co., Inc.

Citations

485 S.E.2d 391
199 W. Va. 447
1997 W. Va. LEXIS 42
156 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2717

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providing that, under West Virginia law, defamation published in written form constitutes libel
interpretation of CBA not required where statement was published to individuals who were not employees of the defendant or members of the union
“Defamation published in written form, as opposed to spoken form, constitutes libel.”
“Defamation published in written form, as opposed to spoken form, constitutes libel.”
“An application of state law is pre-empted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1947) (1994 ed.), only if such application requires the interpretation of a collective-bargaining agreement.”
“An application of state law is pre-empted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1947) (1994 ed.), only if such application requires the interpretation of a collective- bargaining agreement.”

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Judges: Davis

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