Legal Opinion
Jesse J. Lightning v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1995No. 94-8413PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue we discuss in this appeal is whether the appellee’s claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a Georgia state law claim, is preempted under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act. We affirm the district court’s ruling that the claim is not preempted.
I. FACTS
The district court made the findings of fact stated herein after conducting a bench trial on appellee Jesse Lightning’s claims against his former employer, appellant Roadway Express, Inc. (Roadway).
Lightning worked as a janitor for Roadway, a trucking company, in its…
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