· 5/8/1987
James W. Leu, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Citations
- 820 F.2d 825
- 125 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2390
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 7286
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- “The key inquiry ... is ‘whether evaluation of the tort claim is inextricably intertwined with consideration of the terms of the labor contract. If the state tort law purports to define the meaning of the contract relationship, that law is pre-empted.’ ”
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Judges: Wood, Coffey, Ripple
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