Louise Newberry v. Pacific Racing Association and Tanforan Racing Association Peter W. Tunney, Individually and as Vice President and General Manager

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:

The major question for decision in this appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants is whether plaintiff’s state law claims against her employer for breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and intentional infliction of emotional distress are preempted under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on Louise Newberry’s claims brought under California law, ruling that section 301 preempted them. The court also held…