Lipton Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Win On Late Grievance

By Emily Brill · April 14, 2026, 6:26 PM EDT

Judges, not arbitrators, should decide when grievances were filed too late to qualify for arbitration, Lipton argued, telling the Fourth Circuit that a Virginia federal judge properly ruled as much in...

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Case Information

Case Title

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 v. Lipton Teas and Infusions Manufacturing, LLC

Case Number

25-2444

Court

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3720 Labor/Management Relations Act

Date Filed

December 03, 2025