Nieves v. American Airlines

Decided November 30, 1988. Peter Keeton Leisure wrote the opinion for the court.

700 F. Supp. 769 · Cited 57 times

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• Troyer v. Karcagi · 488 F. Supp. 1200
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• Chance v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc. · 371 F. Supp. 439
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