Legal Opinion
Martin Ventress v. Japan Airlines
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2014No. 12-15066PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge McKEOWN; Concurrence by Judge BEA.
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This aviation case is making its third trip to our court on yet another preemption challenge, namely whether the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (the “FAA”), 49 U.S.C. § 40103 et seq., preempts pro se plaintiff Martin Ventress’s California statutory and common law retaliation and constructive termination claims (the “state law claims”).1 Ventress, a former flight engineer, alleges Japan Airlines and Jalways Co., Ltd. (collectively “JAL”)2 retaliated against him for reporting safety concerns and constructively…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Arizona v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. GrafCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Valle Del Sol v. State of ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Khaled Abdullah Khitham Abdullah v. American Airlines, Inc. Audrey James Eardley James Velma George Kotnie George v. American Airlines, Inc. Khaled Abdullah and Khitham Abdullah, (No. 98-7055) Audrey James, Eardley James, Velma George and Kotnie George, (No. 98-7056)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Sikkelee Ex Rel. Estate of Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2016
- U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. JensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Crout v. Haverfield International, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 2017
- Lingley v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2016
- Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2017
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