Legal Opinion
Clements v. Gamblers Supply Management Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 26, 2000No. 98-1817PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Byron P. Clements and Mark W. Clements, licensed ship captains employed by the management company for a riverboat casino in Marquette, Iowa, appeal from adverse judgment in an action seeking damages for wrongful discharge. The district court dismissed their claims, premised on state law, because it concluded that those state law claims were preempted by federal maritime law. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we disagree with the district court’s conclusion. That judgment is reversed.
Byron and Mark Clements were employed by defendant Gamblers…
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