38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1170, 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,483 Frank Atonio, Eugene Baclig, Randy Del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes, as Administratrix of the Estate of Gene Allen Viernes, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries

Good Law

768 F.2d 1120

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 16, 198584-3527California7,425 words

Opinion

768 F.2d 1120 38 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1170 , 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,483 Frank ATONIO, Eugene Baclig, Randy del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes, as administratrix of the estate of Gene Allen Viernes, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WARDS COVE PACKING COMPANY, INC., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 83-4263, 84-3527. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1985. Decided Aug. 16, 1985. Abraham A. Arditi, Northwest Labor & Employment Law Office, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Douglas M. Duncan, Douglas M. Fryer, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before CHOY, ANDERSON and TANG, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The named plaintiffs in this class action suit are former employees at several salmon canneries in Alaska. They brought this action against their former employers, Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc. ("Wards"), Castle & Cooke, Inc. ("Castle"), and Columbia Wards…

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Parties

38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1170, 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,483 Frank Atonio, Eugene Baclig, Randy Del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes
Plaintiff
Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries
Defendant

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