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Hughes v. United Air Lines, Inc.
N.D. Ill.December 21, 2009No. 09 C 6558Cited 1 time
DismissedUnited Air Lines, Inc.
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
- State
- Illinois
- 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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