International Union, United Mine Workers Of America v. Covenant Coal Corporation

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that “a suit against a non-signatory of a contract cannot be considered a suit for violation of the contract,” in part because “[a] contract governs only the conduct of the parties who have agreed to its terms”
• declining to find jurisdiction under section 301(a) for a tor-tious interference with contract claim
• declining to find jurisdiction under section 301(a) for a tortious interference with contract claim
• Section 301 provides for defensive preemption when the “state cause of action would require a court to interpret the collective bargaining agreements.”
• “The majority of courts to address the issue have refused to construe section 301 in such a way as to allow [tortious interference claims against non-signatories.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).