No. 25-495
The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airline Pilots Association, on Behalf of Itself and its Members
Tags: airline-industry collective-bargaining-agreement preemption railway-labor-act state-law-claims third-party-liability
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA LaborRelations Privacy
Arbitration ERISA LaborRelations Privacy
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the Railway Labor Act preempts state-law claims against a third party that cannot be resolved without interpreting a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and its employees.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Railway Labor Act preempts state-law claims against a third party that cannot be resolved without interpreting a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and its employees
Docket Entries
2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-30
Reply of The Boeing Company submitted.
2026-01-30
Reply of petitioner The Boeing Company filed.
2026-01-16
Brief of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association in opposition submitted.
2026-01-15
Brief of respondent Southwest Airlines Pilots Association in opposition filed.
2025-11-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2026.
2025-11-19
Motion of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association for an extension of time submitted.
2025-11-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2025 to January 16, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-04
Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2025)
2025-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-23
Waiver of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-23
Waiver of right of respondent Southwest Airlines Pilots Association to respond filed.
2025-10-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 21, 2025)
2025-09-16
Application (25A298) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 20, 2025.
2025-09-05
Application (25A298) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 18, 2025 to October 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
David Steven Coale — Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP, Respondent
Jeffrey W. Hellberg Jr. — Jeffrey W. Hellberg, Jr., P.C., Respondent
The Boeing Company
Aaron Lloyd Nielson — KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Petitioner