Legal Opinion
John Espinal v. Northwest Airlines Larry Nunan Joel Krueger Susan Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1996No. 94-16231PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant John Espinal (“Espi-nal”) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his claims based on preemption under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. Defendant-appellee Northwest Airlines (“Northwest”) terminated Espinal when it discovered he had diabetes. Espinal, who was employed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), filed suit in state court alleging claims for disability discrimination and breach of contract and the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Following removal, the district court dismissed all of…
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