Susan Carol Hanks v. General Motors Corporation

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Susan Carol Hanks appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of General Motors (GM). She asserted several state law claims arising from GM’s decision to place her under the supervision of a person who was arrested for sexually assaulting her daughter. The district court held that her state law claims were preempted by federal labor law because the claims involved issues of Hanks’ job assignment and transfer. These issues, according to the district court, could be resolved only by analyzing the collective bargaining agreement. We reverse and…