Legal Opinion
Larry D. Davis v. Johnson Controls, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1994No. 93-1392PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, C£cuit Judge.
Larry D. Davis brought a handicap discrimination claim against Johnson Controls, Inc. (“Johnson”) in district court. The district court 1 dismissed the complaint on the ground that Davis’s claim is pre-empted by section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). We affirm.
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In 1979 Davis went to work as a production worker for Johnson, which manufactures automobile and industrial batteries. In February 1989 he injured his back and was unable to work. Johnson denied his request to return to work on February 27, 1989. Davis’s back condition…
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- Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. RawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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