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ELDRIDGE v. FELEC SERVICES, INC.

No. 89-35509.

920 F.2d 1434 (1990)

Richard B. ELDRIDGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Kathleen A. Eldridge; Richard N. Eldridge; Vincent S. Eldridge, Plaintiffs, v. FELEC SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Friedman and Jeffrey A. Friedman, Friedman & Friedman, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mary K. Hughes, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendant-appellee.

Before FARRIS, PREGERSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Richard B. Eldridge appeals the district court's dismissal of his retaliatory discharge action founded on Alaska tort and contract law. Finding that Eldridge's employment relationship was governed by a collective bargaining agreement, the district court held that the state law claim was preempted by federal labor law. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Eldridge was an employee of Felec Services, Inc. until his dismissal. During the...

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