Legal Opinion
Grace Lontz Beverly Pettit v. Joyce Tharp Elizabeth Doak James Baish Sandeep Thakrar Monica, Llc, D/B/A Holiday Inn Express
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 2005No. 04-1967PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge TRAXLER joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
The phrase “complete preemption” has become a term of art. It refers to that “small category of statutes that ... ‘authorize] removal of actions that sought relief only under state law.’ ” Alongi v. Ford Motor Co., 386 F.3d 716, 724 (6th Cir.2004) (quoting Beneficial Nat’l Bank v. Anderson, 539 U.S. 1, 6-7, 123 S.Ct. 2058, 156 L.Ed.2d 1 (2003)). In this case we consider whether state wrongful discharge claims are…
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