Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Allied Pilots Assoc
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 21, 2001No. 00-11223PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A union of airline pilots violated the order of a federal court by continuing its work slowdown. The union has since paid substantial fines for violating the order and now faces suits seeking money damages under state law for the stoppage damages caused by the slowdown activity that violated the court order. These claimants attempt to run their state claims around Garmon preemption under an argument that state law would not here interfere with the federal labor machinery and its distinct remedial schemes for labor peace because the conflict complained of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Cooper v. TWA AIRLINES, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
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