DEJEAN v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

No. 91SC321.

839 P.2d 1153 (1992)

Roger DeJEAN, Thomas Green, Kim Kropat, and John Yackus, as members and representatives of the class herein defined, Petitioners, v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

October 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coghill & Goodspeed, P.C., H. Thomas Coghill, David J. Richman, Denver, Lewis & Roca, Marty Harper, Allen R. Clarke, Janet Napolitano, John P. Frank, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioners.

O'Melveny & Myers, Robert A. Siegel, Tom A. Jerman, Debra L. Boyd, Los Angeles, Cal., Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Joel H. Kaplan, Gary S. Kaplan, Cynthia C. Mooney, Chicago, Ill., Dubofsky & Phelan, Jean E. Dubofsky, Boulder, for respondent.


Chief Justice ROVIRA delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This case involves the validity and scope of claim releases signed in 1987 by petitioners, a group of 570 pilots ("Group of 570" or "Group"), releasing and discharging claims against their employer, United Airlines, Inc. (United). After signing the releases, the Group of 570 filed suit against United seeking damages based on promises relating to seniority made to them in late 1984 and early 1985. The Denver...

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