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· 4/16/1985

Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck

Citations

  • 471 U.S. 202
  • 105 S. Ct. 1904
  • 85 L. Ed. 2d 206
  • 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2739
  • 53 U.S.L.W. 4463
  • 1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 541
  • 6 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1305
  • 118 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3345

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that preemption of \derivative\ tort claims is necessary to \preserve the central role of arbitration in our 'system of industrial self-government' \
  • holding that § 301 preempts state claims substantially involving application of a labor contract between an employer and a union representing employees
  • holding that only state law claims that are “inextricably intertwined with considerations of the terms of the labor contract” are preempted by § 301
  • holding that § 301 does not preempt state law claims based on non-negotiable, independent rights
  • holding that preemption of \derivative” tort claims is necessary to \preserve the central role of arbitration in our ‘system of industrial self-government’”
  • holding that Section 301 completely preempts any state-law “tort claim ... inextricably intertwined with consideration of the terms of [a] labor contract”

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Judges: Blackmun, Powell

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