Legal Opinion
Ward v. Circus Circus Casinos, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2007No. 04-17098PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge.
We consider whether federal labor law preempts union members’ state law tort claims. Six employees (the “Workers”) claim their employer, Circus Circus Casinos, Inc. (“Circus”), committed torts against them. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Circus, holding that the Workers’ claims were preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), the parties’ Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”) and the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act. The district court also denied the Workers’ motion to amend their complaint and granted costs and…
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