William T. McCormick v. At & T Technologies, Inc. Cameron Allen

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented here is whether an employee’s state law claims against his employer for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, conversion, and negligence in the care of a bailment are preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). The employee’s claims arose out of his employer’s disposal of the contents of his work locker upon his discharge. The district court ruled that because resolution of the state law claims would require interpretation of the collective bargaining…