Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Continental Airlines
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 29, 1997No. Nos. 96-7028, 96-7038PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
OPINION OF THE COURT
In this appeal and cross-appeal, we are confronted with a tension between bankruptcy law and labor law. The dispute arose when the Air Line Pilots Association, Inc. (“ALPA”), collective bargaining agent for Eastern Air Lines’ (“Eastern”) pilots, filed proofs of claim in bankruptcy court against Continental Airlines Holdings, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc. (“Continental”). These claims were based on alleged seniority integration rights stemming from a pending labor arbitration dispute and were filed following Continental’s acquisition of Eastern…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- James v. NortonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
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