Legal Opinion
Sandra Pokuta v. Trans World Airlines, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 1999No. 98-3697PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Trans World Airlines (“TWA”) discharged Sandra Pokuta from its employ after she engaged in an altercation with other TWA employees. A three-member board of arbitration later concluded by a two-to-one vote that the company had just cause to terminate her. Pokuta then filed suit under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153 First (q), seeking to have the decision of the arbitrators overturned. The district court dismissed her complaint, concluding that Pokuta’s allegations stated no claim on which relief could be granted. Pokuta v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.,…
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