Signode Industrial Group LLC v. Stone
Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit erred by holding " in conflict with decisions reached by at least two other federal courts of appeals and in spite of the Supreme Court"s holdings in M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett and CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese that collective bargaining agreements must be interpreted according to generally applicable principles of contract law " that a collective bargaining agreement with an "express statement[] extending benefits beyond the term of agreement" irrefutably confers vested, lifetime benefits, even if the agreement separately reserves for the employer the right to terminate the agreement in its entirety.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, June 23, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/28/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2020) |
| 06/10/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 2, 2020 to July 31, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/11/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 31, 2020. |
| 07/31/2020 | Brief of respondents Harold Stone, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 08/17/2020 | Reply of petitioners Signode Industrial Group LLC and Illinois Tool Works, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/19/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| 10/05/2020 | Petition DENIED. |