November 22, 2023
In a published opinion Wednesday, the Sixth Circuit upheld a ruling that a group of auto engineers waited too long to file a RICO suit accusing former United Auto Workers officials and Fiat Chrysler executives of engaging in a years-long bribery scheme that violated the parties' labor contract.
July 20, 2023
A Sixth Circuit panel on Thursday seemed somewhat sympathetic to engineers' efforts to revive bribery allegations against FCA and the United Auto Workers, though one judge said "I'm just scratching my head" about how they could get around U.S. Supreme Court precedent that would likely render their claims time-barred.