Greenfield v. Schmidt Baking Co., Inc.

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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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