PATTERSON v. EXXON MOBIL CORP.

Civil No. 02-cv-5719 (JBS).

262 F.Supp.2d 453 (2003)

Clifford PATTERSON, Plaintiff, v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, John Thomas, David Silva, Ken Estes, Ken Sadler, Joseph Fierko, Pat Deshaw, Ken Toomey, Robert Pendaruis, Ray Dorrell, Bruce Thompson, John Does 1-10, Fictitious Names, and Richard Roe Company, a Fictitious Name (Corporation, Partnership, Limited Liability Company or Other Lawful Entity), Jointly, Severally and in the Alternative, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

May 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl D. Poplar, David E. Poplar, Cheryl L. Cooper, Poplar & Eastlack, P.C., Turnersville, NJ, for Plaintiff Clifford Patterson.

Peter L. Frattarelli, Melissa R. Lock, Archer & Greiner, P.C., Haddonfield, NJ, for Defendants Exxon Mobil Corporation, John Thomas, David Silva, Ken Estes, Ken Sadler, Joseph Fierko, Pat Deshaw, Ken Toomey, Robert Pendarvis, Ray Dorrell, Bruce Thompson, Charlie Ward, and Martin Stock.


OPINION

SIMANDLE, District Judge.

In this employment discrimination and retaliation action, the Court is called upon to decide whether Plaintiffs state law claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1, et seq., and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1, et seq., are pre-empted by Section 301 of the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 ("LMRA...

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