Legal Opinion
Harris v. Hirsh
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 1995PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
On this appeal, we hold that the Railway Labor Act’s (RLA) (45 USC § 151 et seq.) mandatory arbitration provisions for "minor disputes” arising from a collective bargaining agreement do not preempt plaintiffs State-law defamation action. We previously determined that the Appellate Division properly dismissed the defamation action as preempted (see, Harris v Hirsh, 83 NY2d 734 [Harris I]). However, the United States Supreme Court granted plaintiffs petition for a writ of certiorari, vacated the judgment in Harris I, and remanded the case to us for further consideration in…
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