Published: February 23, 2010
Court Denies Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Pulte Homes of St. Louis (formerly The Jones Company Homes, LLC)
ST. LOUIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Pulte Homes of St. Louis (formerly The Jones Company Homes, LLC)
announced today that The United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri has denied a motion filed by the Laborers'
International Union of North America (LiUNA) to dismiss the lawsuit
filed by the Company against the Union.
Filed on December 1, 2009, the Company's lawsuit alleges that LiUNA and
its agents violated federal and state law when the Union barged into a
private employee meeting held by the Company and orchestrated an attack
against employees attending the meeting. Specifically, the lawsuit
alleges that LiUNA's conduct at the meeting included assaulting
employees, destruction of property and other unlawful activities.
The Company alleges that LiUNA's conduct was for an illegal purpose
under federal labor law and also violated state law. A full copy of the
complaint can be found here.
In the ruling, the Court held that the allegations made by Pulte Homes
of St. Louis are sufficient to raise a right to relief under federal
labor law.
About Pulte Homes
Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) is one of America's largest home building
companies with operations in 69 markets, 29 states and the District of
Columbia. In 2009, Pulte Homes brands received more top rankings than
any other homebuilder in the annual J.D. Power and Associates 2009
New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Studysm. Pulte
Mortgage LLC is a nationwide lender offering Pulte customers a variety
of loan products and superior service.
Websites: www.pulteinc.com;
www.pultefacts.com
Pulte Homes
Investors: Jim Zeumer
(248) 433-4502
email: jim.zeumer@pulte.com
or
Media:
Caryn Klebba
(248) 433-4840
Email: caryn.klebba@pulte.com
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