Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Northwest Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 20, 1980No. 78-1285, 78-1383PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Judge DAVIS.
DAVIS, Judge:
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and Northwest Airlines (Northwest) have had for some time a collectively bargained pension plan for the latter’s pilots. This suit by ALPA, the pilots’ bargaining agent, 1 brought in the District Court for declaratory and monetary relief, asserts that in 1975 Northwest violated certain parts of the pension plan, as well as provisions of the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. (ERISA). Northwest moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, claiming…
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