Legal Opinion
John Watson, V v. Air Methods Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 15-1900PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
John Watson sued his former employer, Air Methods Corporation, in Missouri state court, alleging a common-law claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Watson alleged that he was a “whistleblower” who disclosed safety violations at the company, and that Air Methods. retaliated against him by terminating his employment. Air Methods removed the case to federal court and then moved to dismiss based on the pre-emption provision of the Airline Deregulation Act (“ADA”), 49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1). The district court, relying on our decision in Botz v. Omni Air…
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