Moen v. Sunstone Hotel Properties, Inc.

OPINION

COLLINS, Judge.*

Respondent-employee brought this action claiming that his termination violated the collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) governing his employment relationship with appellant-employer, and appellant defamed him by falsely stating that he brought a gun to a meeting. Appellant argues that (1) respondent’s wrongful-discharge claim is interpreted under federal labor law and must be arbitrated pursuant to the arbitration clause of the CBA, and (2) the district court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial on the defamation claim because (a) the untimeliness of the…