QUESNEL v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO.

No. 95-1178.

66 F.3d 8 (1995)

Thomas QUESNEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Moriarty, Jr., with whom Moriarty & Neves was on brief, for appellant.

Burton J. Fishman, with whom Tucker, Flyer & Lewis and Kevin Patrick Reilly were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and CASELLAS, District Judge.


TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Thomas Quesnel challenges the district court's dismissal of his wrongful termination action, originally brought in state court, against his former employer, Prudential Insurance Company ("Prudential"). The district court found that Quesnel's claim necessitated analysis of the collective bargaining agreement binding the parties, and accordingly held the claim to be preempted by federal labor law. For the following reasons...

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