New York Court of Appeals April 8, 2014 (Palladino v. CNY Centro, Inc.)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Abdus-Salaam, J.

In this action by a union member seeking damages from his union for breach of the duty of fair representation, the Appellate Division dismissed the complaint in accordance with our decision in Martin v Curran (303 NY 276 [1951]) because the complaint failed to allege that the union’s conduct was ratified by “every single member” of the