Legal Opinion
Lea v. Republic Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1990No. 89-15088PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
William J. Lea and four other former airline pilots1 appeal a summary judgment against them in their suit against Republic Airlines, Inc. (Republic) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). Appellants claim that Republic, their former employer, violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and that ALPA, their collective bargaining representative, violated ERISA and breached its duty of fair representation implied under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). Appellants also charged appellees with negligence, breach of contract, and fraud. In addition to…
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