United States Eighth Circuit

In a wrongful termination suit, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed where the claim is preempted by the Railway Labor Act, which gives an airline's system board of adjustment exclusive jurisdiction to arbitrate minor disputes.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/30/2004
• Published 11/30/2004

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph M. Backer, argued, Daphne R. Halderman and Stacey J. Lett, Kansas City, MO (Terence M. Fitzpatrick and Christopher W. Byrd, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell Woody, argued, Glenview, IL, for appellees Harmon, Silvas and Transport Workers Union., Patricia A. Konopka, argued, Kansas City, MO (Paul E. Donnelly and Amy R. Miller, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee American Airlines, Inc.