United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiff's two state-law tort claims implicate the collective bargaining agreement governing his employment, and are thus preempted by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act. District court erred in remanding the case back to state court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/06/2004
• Published 01/06/2004

Judges

• Before BOGGS, Chief Judge;  and David A. NELSON and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• George F. Killeen, II (argued and briefed), Flint, MI, Daniel D. Bremer, Burton, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Alex L. Alexopoulos (briefed), Timothy K. McConaghy (argued), Hardy, Lewis & Page, Birmingham, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.