LYONS v. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 961

No. 93CA1915.

903 P.2d 1214 (1995)

Annette Y. LYONS, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 961, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Derl FORBIS, Third-Party Defendant and Counterclaimant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

August 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew T. Brake, P.C., Andrew T. Brake, Lee T. Judd, Denver, for plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant.

Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.C., Martin D. Buckley, Stephen K. Schutte, Denver, Steven M. Segall, Lakewood, for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee.

William E. Myrick & Associates, William E. Myrick, David Hollar, Denver, for third-party defendant and counterclaimant-appellee.


Opinion by Judge KAPELKE.

In this wrongful discharge action, defendant, Teamsters Local Union No. 961 (Union), appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff, Annette Y. Lyons. The Union contends that the trial court erred in denying its motion to dismiss Lyons' claims because they were preempted by the Labor Management Relations Act (the LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 141, et seq. (1978). The Union also appeals from the judgment entered...

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