Legal Opinion
Leroy Windfield v. Groen Division, Dover Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1989No. 88-4830PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Leroy Windfield, appellant, sued his former employer, Groen Division, Dover Corporation (“Groen”) for breach of contract, breach of implied contract, promissory es-toppel, and fraud in Mississippi state court. Groen removed the suit to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship and then moved to dismiss because Windfield’s state law claims were allegedly preempted by the unfair labor practice provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 158(a)(1), 159(c) (“NLRA”). The court held that the NLRB had exclusive jurisdiction over Windfield’s…
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