KRAKOWSKI v. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION

No. 19-1816.

973 F.3d 833 (2020)

John KRAKOWSKI, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen P. Press , JACOBSON & PRESS, Clayton, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven K. Hoffman , Alice C. Hwang , JAMES & HOFFMAN, Washington, DC, George Suggs , SCHUCHAT & COOK, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BENTON, GRASZ, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


A union representing airline pilots collected dues on profit-sharing payments. When one pilot, John Krakowski, sued to get his money back, the central question became whether the lawsuit belonged in state or federal court. Once the union removed the case to federal court, it never went back. The district court allowed it to...

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