United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, Local 1139 v. Litton Microwave Cooking Products, Litton Systems, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
704 F.2d 393 · 1983
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 3 district · 5 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 26 later decisions — most recently September 2021 · most notably CONCERNED MIN. EDUCATORS v. Sch. Comm. of Worcester (1984), Willoughby Roofing & Supply Co. v. Kajima International, Inc. (1984)
10 federal appellate · 3 district · 5 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 9 U.S.C. § 10 (Federal Arbitration Act)
Relies on United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel and Car Corp · Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society · Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Washington Post Co. v. Rebozo
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In reviewing an arbitration award, a court does not reexamine the merits of the respective parties’ claims, but gives deference to the arbitrator’s decision so long as it “draws its essence” from the collective bargaining agreement. Judicial deference to arbitration, however, does not grant carte blanche approval to any decision that an arbitrator might make. A court may vacate a labor arbitration award if the arbitrator makes a central factual assumption that is unsupported by the record, grants a punitive award in the absence of any provision for punitive awards and of any substantiating proof of willful or wanton conduct, or contravenes a limitation contained in the collective bargaining agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““... an arbitrator is confined to the interpretation or application- of the collective bargaining agreement; he does not sit to dispense his own brand of industrial justice. He may, of course, look for guidance from many sources, yet his award is legitimate only so long as it draws its essence from the collective bargaining agreement. When the arbitrator’s words manifest an infidelity to this obligation, courts have no choice but to refuse enforcement of the award.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]o merely grant an unpaid week off for a summer vacation equates to imposing on the grievants what virtually amounts to a lay-off. No recognized principle of equity permits such a penalty on the prevailing party in a contractual dispute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.