Legal Opinion
Musson Theatrical, Inc., and Modernage Photo Service, Inc., for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Federal Express Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1998No. 95-5120PublishedCited by 756 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs (“Musson”) appeal the dismissal of federal common law claims of fraud and misrepresentation against Federal Express. Musson also appeals the district court’s ruling that state common law claims against Federal Express, pending in a simultaneous state court proceeding, are preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Musson’s federal claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, but vacate its ruling concerning Musson’s state law claims and direct that the district court dismiss these claims without…
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