KBS Prevails at the Ninth Circuit for International and Longshore Warehouse Union Local 13

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit against KBS’s client, International and Longshore Warehouse Union Local 13. The plaintiff, HPEC, a development company filed suit against the ILWU, ILWU Local 13, and the City of Los Angeles for, among other things, alleged violations of the Sherman Act and the National Labor Relations Act. After securing dismissal of the claims against the ILWU and ILWU Local 13 in the district court, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in full. The Ninth Circuit found that the alleged conduct against the unions was fully protected petitioning activity under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine. KBS attorneys David Kesselman, Trevor Stockinger worked on the briefing, along with co-counsel Steve Holguin and Marisa Holguin of SR Holguin PC, with David Kesselman arguing at the Ninth Circuit. The opinion can be found here