Legal Opinion
Riley v. Empire Airlines, Inc.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided June 17, 1993No. 85-CV-1565PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
MUNSON, Senior District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Timothy Riley, formerly a pilot with defendant Empire Airlines, 1 brought this action against his former employer for violations of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188. Plaintiff alleged that Empire Airlines unlawfully discharged him for exercising rights protected by the RLA. Empire Airlines asserted that plaintiff was justifiably discharged based upon his involvement in several incidents reflecting an attitude deemed inappropriate for a captain in Empire Airlines.
Following a non-jury trial, this…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. FoustSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Clarke v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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