Susan Carol Hanks v. General Motors Corporation

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this case, we review the scope of the preemptive effect of § 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA) on state law tort claims brought by a former employee against her former employer in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Lingle v. Norge Div. of Magic Chef, Inc., — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 1877, 100 L.Ed.2d 410 (1988). We determine on the scanty record before us that the wrongful discharge claim is preempted, but that the remaining claims require further development of the record by the district court before a preemption determination may be made.…