Legal Opinion
Williams v. United Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2007No. 05-17072PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Anthony L. Williams appeals the district court’s dismissal of his- complaint alleging violations of the Federal Airline Deregulation Act’s Whistleblower Protection Program (the “WPP”), 49 U.S.C. § 42121, and related state law claims. At issue in this case is whether an aggrieved employee may bring a suit in federal district court to allege violations of the WPP, We hold that the WPP does not create such a right of action and affirm the district court’s dismissal of Williams’s action on the basis that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
Background
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