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CALVERT v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 91-1928.

959 F.2d 698 (1992)

William CALVERT; Patti Jo Calvert, Appellants, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.; Carl C. Icahn, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Growe, Clayton, Mo. (Donald L. Schlapprizzi and Sheldon C. Weinhaus, St. Louis, Mo., on brief), for appellants.

Thomas C. Walsh, St. Louis, Mo. (Larry M. Bauer and Paul W. Lebar, St. Louis, Mo., and Michael A. Katz, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., on brief), for appellees.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOODS, District Judge.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

William and Patti Jo Calvert brought this action against Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Carl C. Icahn (collectively TWA) asserting a number of state law tort claims arising out of William Calvert's employment with TWA. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188 (1988), preempts the Calverts' state law claims and requires the Calverts to pursue...

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