· 9/22/2003
William E. Dugan v. R.J. Corman Railroad Company
Citations
- 344 F.3d 662
- 31 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1129
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 19521
- 2003 WL 22171691
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that we review de novo a district court’s interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement that is clear as written
- noting that “boilerplate will sometimes be irrelevant to the document in which it has been unthinkingly inserted”
- noting that “boilerplate will sometimes be irrelevant to the document in which it has been unthinkingly inserted”
- noting that contribution report language was “weak evidence” of the employer’s obligations under the CBA
- noting that there is no “I didn’t read it” defense to breach of contract
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Williams
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