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WATSON v. AIR METHODS CORP.

No. 15-1900.

834 F.3d 891 (2016)

John A. WATSON, V, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIR METHODS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 24, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Eli Karsh , of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Sonni Fort Nolan , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Terry L. Potter , of Saint Louis, MO., JoAnn T. Sandifer , of Saint Louis, MO., Kaytlin E. Kopen , of Saint Louis, MO.

Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

John Watson sued his former employer, Air Methods Corporation, in Missouri state court for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Air Methods removed the case to federal court and then moved to dismiss based on the pre-emption provision of the Airline Deregulation Act ("ADA"), 49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1). The district court,

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