Legal Opinion

Branyan v. Southwest Airlines Co.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided May 20, 2015No. Civil Action No. 15-10076-NMGPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This case involves allegations of tortious conduct by defendant Southwest Airlines Co. ("Southwest”). At the time of that *123purported conduct, plaintiff Corian Bra-nyan (“Branyan”), who was employed by Southwest as a flight attendant, was out on paid leave. Pending before the Court is Branyan’s second motion to remand-and Southwest’s motion to dismiss the remaining counts of the complaint. For the reasons that follow, the second motion to remand will be denied and the motion to dismiss will be allowed.

I. Background

In July, 2013, Branyan suffered a wrist…

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