An Oregon terminal operator can’t seek $4.3 million in damages from a longshoremen union for transferred equipment, lowering the amount the company can win for the union’s unlawful work stoppages and slowdowns.
US District Judge Michael Simon on Monday granted the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s bid to block ICTSI Oregon Inc.’s claim for the value of equipment the company transferred to the Port of Portland to help buy out its lease with the port. The transfer of equipment doesn’t qualify as an extraordinary expense that the company is owed as a result of the union’s illegal strike activity, he ...
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