BULLET RESISTANT
December 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
FOUR members of America's Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees, including its president, Bruce Raynor, are being sued by a bullet-resistant vest manufacturer for allegedly defaming the quality of their protective textiles. Florida-based Point Blank says the four knowingly lied to media, police and retailers about subcontracting operations, claiming they negatively affecting vest quality. The company says it lost orders, and is suing for defamation, conspiracy to defame and tortuous interference with contractual and ongoing ...
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