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Bashas' suit vs. union upheld
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A Maricopa County Superior Court judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed in December by Bashas' grocery stores against a labor union.
Judge Douglas Rayes also ruled that an affiliated group called Hungry for Respect, which has targeted the company, could not be sued because it is not a distinct legal entity.
Bashas' suit accuses the United Food & Commercial Workers and several affiliated individuals of defamation, extortion, trespassing and interfering with business.
A company press release said the UFCW has distributed fliers, door hangers and direct mail blasting the Chandler-based grocer. It also accused the group of planting expired products on store shelves, making false health complaints to governmental agencies and organizing demonstrations at stores.
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