Skyline Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. v. Ziolkowski Construction, Inc., 957 N.E.2d 176

Skyline bid for roofing subcontract was lower than Midland's bid; Local 26 threatened to disrupt project unless a union subcontractor was used; Kankakee Valley approved Ziolkowski's contract and later Midland was awarded; Skyline alleged antitrust violation under Indiana Act against Ziolkowski and Local 26; district court dismissed amended complaint with prejudice; on appeal Skyline seeks reversal and remand to pursue Section 303 federal claim and state antitrust claim; court eventually reverses dismissal on preemption and sufficiency grounds and remands for amendment.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the trial court erred by dismissing the amended complaint.	Skyline contends antitrust claim not preempted and sufficiently pleaded.	Ziolkowski and Local 26 argue preemption under NLRA and failure to state a claim.	Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon, 359 U.S. 236 (Supreme Court 1959) (preemption when activity arguably within NLRA enforceable by NLRB)
Talbot v. Robert Matthews Distrib. Co., 961 F.2d 654 (7th Cir.1992) (local-interests exception in preemption analysis)
Smart v. Local 702 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 562 F.3d 798 (7th Cir.2009) (Section 303 preemption provides exclusive federal remedy for certain antitrust-like claims under 8(b)(4))
Gentry v. United Slate, Tile & Constr. Roofers, Damp & Waterproof Workers Ass’n, Anderson Local #250, 162 Ind.App. 246, 319 N.E.2d 159 (Ind. Ct. App. 1974) (state court may adjudicate Section 303 damages; parallels to Garmon preemption framework)
Carpenters Local Union No. 1016 v. J & D Hernly Constr. Co., 582 N.E.2d 381 (Ind.Ct.App. 1991) (peripheral-concern exception not applicable where conduct prohibited by 8(b)(4))
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego Cnty. Dist Council of Carpenters, 436 U.S. 180 (Supreme Court 1978) (local-interest preemption considerations in NLRA context)