United States First Circuit

Where claims for benefits under the labor laws of Puerto Rico cannot be resolved without interpreting the collective bargaining agreement, the Railway Labor Act preempts those claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2001
• Published 07/19/2001

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard P. Wrede,Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harry A. Rissetto, with whom Vicente J. Antonetti, Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova, P.S.C., Angel Castillo, Jr., Kara A. Standen and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, were on brief for appellees.