Michael Luecke v. Schnucks Markets, Inc., a Missouri Corporation

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Michael Luecke appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee Sehnuck Markets, Inc. (“Schnuek”) on the ground that plaintiffs state law defamation action is preempted by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA). Based on our reading of the Supreme Court’s rule in Lingle v. Norge Div., Magic Chef, 486 U.S. 399, 108 S.Ct. 1877, 100 L.Ed.2d 410 (1988), and related eases, we reverse.

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Luecke, a Schnuek employee and member of Local 88 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, injured…