Legal Opinion
Kollar v. United Transportation Union
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1996No. 95-50774PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The single issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiffs’ common-law fraud claim against their union is preempted by the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188. Because we conclude that the fraud claim is preempted, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Edward Kollar and his fellow plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) were employed by Southern Pacific Railroad and were members of the United Transportation Union (“the Union”). The Union is a party to separate collective bargaining agreements (“CBA”) with both Southern Pacific and National Railroad Passenger…
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