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Hughes v. United Air Lines, Inc.

N.D. Ill.December 21, 2009No. 09 C 6558Cited 1 time

Case Details

Citation
675 F. Supp. 2d 907, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118596, 2009 WL 4908966
Judge(s)
Elaine E. Bucklo
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
motion to dismiss
Circuit
7th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

RetaliationWrongful Termination

Outcome

The court dismissed the plaintiff's retaliatory discharge claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, finding that the Railway Labor Act requires the dispute be arbitrated by a board of adjustment rather than decided in federal court.

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