Legal Opinion
Ballew v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2012No. 11-20279PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the district court’s order dismissing Plaintiffs-Appellants’ (“Retirees”) claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to the Railway Labor Act’s (“RLA”) exclusive and mandatory dispute resolution process that applies to Retirees’ claims. Retirees argue on appeal that the RLA does not apply to them because they are no longer “employees” as contemplated by the RLA, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151, 181. Alternatively, Retirees argue that even if the RLA applies to them as former employees, they complied with the terms of their Collective Bargaining Agreement…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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