Legal Opinion
William Calvert Patti Jo Calvert v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. Carl C. Icahn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1992No. 91-1928PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
William and Patti Jo Calvert brought this action against Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Carl C. Icahn (collectively TWA) asserting a number of state law tort claims arising out of William Calvert’s employment with TWA. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1988), preempts the Calverts’ state law claims and requires the Calverts to pursue their claims through available statutory grievance processes. We affirm.
The Calverts contend that after William Calvert joined other TWA…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Luis M. De La Rosa Sanchez v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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