Legal Opinion
Tony L. Miller v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1987No. 86-3059PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal illustrates, in graphic form, how a relatively simple set of facts in a controversy can nonetheless implicate difficult and subtle issues extending over many areas of federal law. The general area of law at issue here is the extent to which the principles of federal preemption law impact, in an industrial setting, upon private state actions for defamation.
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his defamation claim brought against his former employer. The claim was originally brought in Ohio state court and was removed to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441.…
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