McCORMICK v. AT & T TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

No. 88-3542.

934 F.2d 531 (1991)

William T. McCORMICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AT & T TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Cameron Allen, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1991.

As Amended June 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Hunt Roberts, Richmond, Va., argued (Malvin W. Brubaker, Richmond, Va., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul Michael Thompson, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va., argued (Martin J. Barrington, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va., on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, PHILLIPS, MURNAGHAN, SPROUSE, CHAPMAN, and WILKINS, Circuit Judges, sitting en banc.


CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented here is whether an employee's state law claims against his employer for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, conversion, and negligence in the care of a bailment are preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). The employee's claims arose out of his employer's disposal of the contents of his work locker upon his discharge...

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