SMITH v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Nos. 04-1405, 04-1757.

414 F.3d 949 (2005)

Susan SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.; TWA Airlines, LLC; Airline Pilots Association Int'l, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 18, 2005.

Rehearing Denied August 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford J. Boxerman, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Clay C. Warner, argued, Herndon, PA, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

After American Airlines (AA) purchased the assets of bankrupt Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), AA refused to hire Susan Smith, a former TWA pilot. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) filed separate grievances on Smith's behalf against TWA and AA. ALPA settled the TWA grievance with TWA's bankruptcy estate. When AA rejected Smith's separate grievance against AA, Smith commenced this action against AA1 and ALPA. The...

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