Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Copper State Rubber of Arizona, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 14, 1995No. 1 CA-CV 92-0437PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGREGOR, Presiding Judge.
Appellant Andy Chavez (Chavez) brought claims against his employer for breach of employment contract and for wrongful discharge and a claim against the employer’s general manager for intentional interference with contract. The issue is whether federal labor law preempts these state court claims. We conclude the doctrine of preemption applies and deprives the state courts of jurisdiction.
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From 1978 until April 1990, Chavez worked for Copper State Rubber of Arizona, Inc. (Copper State), serving in a supervisory position for the last nine years. At the end of…
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