Legal Opinion
Gary D. Pignato v. American Trans Air, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 1994No. 92-3685PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
American Trans Air (ATA) is an air carrier which operates both charter flights and scheduled passenger service. Gary Pignato was an employee of ATA from December, 1985 to December 1990. Throughout the period of his employment with ATA, Pignato was also a member of the Indiana Air National Guard.
Pignato contends that ATA acted against him illegally in three ways: (1) by firing him in 1987; (2) by denying him an “upgrade” to a better job in 1989; and (3) by firing him again, and finally, in 1990. Pignato bases his claims against ATA on two statutory provisions of the…
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