Choate v. Celite Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 141 (§ 1 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act))
Relies on Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams · Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · Livadas v. Bradshaw
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“must be specific, and mention either the statutory protection being waived or, at a minimum, the statute itself”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The parties disagree on what our Legislature meant when it required collective bargaining agreements to 'otherwise provide[ ]': [The employer] contends that a waiver of the right to payment under section 227.3 may be inferred from the totality of the circumstances, while [the employees] defend the trial court's ruling that any waiver must be clearly and unmistakably stated in the collective bargaining agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[w]e try to harmonize state and federal law. [Citation.] ... [W]aiver of federal statutory rights must be clear and unambiguous. [Citation.] This counsels in favor of requiring the same degree of clarity for waivers of state statutory rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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