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PETERSON v. DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

No. 20000067-CA.

42 P.3d 1253 (2002)

2002 UT App 56

Robert W. PETERSON, a citizen of the State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DELTA AIR LINES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

February 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Dalton, Dalton & Kelley, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Frederick R. Thaler, Janet Hugie Smith, and Paul C. Burke, Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, Salt Lake City, and Andrea Lynn Bowman, Atlanta, GA, for Appellee.

Before JACKSON, P.J., BILLINGS, Associate P.J., and ORME, J.

OPINION

JACKSON, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Robert W. Peterson appeals the district court's Order of Dismissal, which granted Delta's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The court explained that because Peterson's claims require interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), they are preempted by the Railway Labor Act (RLA). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 "In determining...

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