Lea v. Republic Airlines, Inc.

903 F.2d 624 134 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2165 , 58 USLW 2708 , 115 Lab.Cas. P 10,051 , 12 Employee Benefits Ca 1469 William LEA, Don Trevey, Frank Veskerna, William Brown, Paul Murphy, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC., a corporation, Northwest Airlines, Inc., a corporation, successor in interest to Republic Airlines, Inc., Air Line Pilots Association, an association, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-15088. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 14, 1990. Decided May 3, 1990. Kevin C. Sewell, Douglas M. Edwards, Edwards, Kolesar & Sewell, Edward J. Hanigan, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs-appellants. Gary Green, Eugene B. Granof, Elizabeth A. Ginsburg, Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Washington, D.C., for Air Line Pilots Ass'n. Richard J. Omata and Gregory C. Sisk, Karr Tuttle & Campbell, Seattle, Wash., for Republic Airlines, Inc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before SNEED, FARRIS and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 William J. Lea and four other former airline pilots 1 appeal a summary judgment against them in their suit against Republic Airlines, Inc. (Republic) and the Air Line…