GEDDES v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 02-13885.

321 F.3d 1349 (2003)

Arthur GEDDES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Terry Meenan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn Myers-Simmonds, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Deborah Marks, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Angel Castillo, Jr., Lisa Rothberg Askowitz, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Terence Conner, Richard B. Celler, Vernis & Bowling of Miami, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BARKETT and WILSON, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.


BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Arthur Geddes, an aircraft technician, originally filed a complaint in Florida state court against his employer American Airlines ("American") claiming damages resulting from the torts of defamation, negligence, and negligent supervision and retention. American, a Texas corporation, removed the case to federal district court, asserting that federal law completely preempted Geddes's state law tort claims, and thus, removal was appropriate on...

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