Legal Opinion
Nellis v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 3, 1993No. Civ. 92-771-APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This class action labor dispute grew out of the widely-lamented demise of Eastern Airlines, Inc. (“Eastern”), More specifically, the case involves an allegation by former Eastern pilots that their union failed to represent their interests fairly during the breakup of Eastern and the subsequent sale of its assets to other airlines. Resolution of defendants’ motion for summary judgment requires the Court to address novel questions concerning the scope of the federal duty of fair representation.
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The class action is brought by nine named plaintiffs on…
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