Frank Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc.

275 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2001) FRANK ATONIO; ALAN LEW; CURTIS LEW; JOAQUIN ARRUIZA; RANDY DEL FIERRO; CLARKE KIDO; LESTER KURAMOTO, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; BARBARA VIERNES, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GENE ALLEN VIERNES, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. WARDS COVE PACKING COMPANY, INC., A FOREIGN CORPORATION; BUMBLE BEE SEAFOODS, INC., A DOMESTIC CORPORATION; COLUMBIA WARDS FISHERIES, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. Nos. 99-35950, 99-36212 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted August 7, 2000 Filed Dec. 26, 2001 Abraham Arditi, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Douglas M. Fryer, Seattle, Washington, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Justin L. Quackenbush, Senior District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV-74-00145-JLQBefore: Betty B. Fletcher, Cynthia Holcomb Hall, and A. Wallace Tashima, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam 1 This appeal is the final chapter in a long saga of trial, appeal, review on certiorari, and remands and again appeals. In a sense the case made new law--Congress disapproving the Supreme Court's interpretation of Title…