Legal Opinion
Cramer v. Consolidated Freightways Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2001No. Nos. 98-55657, 98-56041 and 98-56154PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FISHER; Concurrence by Judge RICHARD C. TALLMAN; Dissent by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to decide whether a plaintiffs state law privacy claim, based on California’s penal code, is preempted under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Resolution of this issue, in turn, leads us to clarify our Circuit’s approach to § 301 preemption. We hold that because plaintiffs’ privacy claims are not even arguably covered by the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), the claims are independent of the CBA and thus are…
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