Legal Opinion
Mark B. Lebow v. American Trans Air, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 6, 1996No. 95-2665PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to answer two questions of first impression in any United States Court of Appeals: whether an employee suing an employer under the Railway Labor Act for discharging him because of his union-organizing activities is entitled (1) to a jury trial and (2) to seek punitive damages. We hold that he is entitled to both, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
In June 1991, American Trans Air (ATA) fired Mark Lebow from his position as an airline pilot. Lebow filed suit under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., claiming that ATA…
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