Legal Opinion

Reloynne K. Villiarimo Joseph Harvest v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., Dba Island Air Rosie Nenezich Richard Hee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 28, 2002No. 00-16012PublishedCited by 1,190 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

In this employment discrimination case, we must decide whether claims by ground personnel against an airline prevail over its termination for damage to one of its aircraft.

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Reloynne Villiarimo worked as a ramp supervisor for Aloha Island Air, Inc. (“Aloha”). Joseph Harvest worked as a ramp agent under the supervision of Villiarimo, among others. Both were involved in an accident that occurred on April 6, 1998, which resulted in damage to one of Aloha’s airplanes; thereafter, both were let go. Aloha maintains that it terminated Villiari-mo for a rule violation in…

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