VENTRESS v. JAPAN AIRLINES

No. 12-15066.

747 F.3d 716 (2014)

Martin VENTRESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAPAN AIRLINES; Jalways Co., Ltd.; Hawaii Aviation Contract Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Ventress, Costa Mesa, CA, pro se.

Steven M. Egesdal and William M. Harstad , Carlsmith Ball LLP, Honolulu, HI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Opinion by Judge McKeown; Concurrence by Judge Bea.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

This aviation case is making its third trip to our court on yet another preemption challenge, namely whether the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (the "FAA"), 49 U.S.C. § 40103 et seq., preempts pro se plaintiff Martin Ventress's California statutory and common law retaliation and constructive termination claims (the "state law claims").1 Ventress, a former flight engineer, alleges Japan...

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