Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Phillips

ORDER

JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on the motion of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for summary judgment on the sole remaining counterclaim of a class of pilots (Pilots) for breach of the duty of fair representation (DFR). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants ALPA’s motion.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 26, 2009, 594 F.Supp.2d 1075 (D.Minn.2009), the Court granted partial summary judgment for Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest), and ALPA. The Court concluded that the Money Purchase Plan for Pilot Employees (MP3), a target benefit plan, did not…