Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

American Lung Ass'n v. Environmental Protection Agency

Am. Lung Ass'n v. Env’t Prot. Agency, 528 U.S. 818 (1999)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1999-10-04
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • finding no accident, because the events did not constitute risks inherent in air travel, even though plaintiff alleged that airline personnel had assisted in smuggling and transporting a passenger on a flight out of the country in violation of a court order
  • "Generally, more than a temporal connection between the protected conduct and the adverse employment action is required to present a genuine factual issue on retaliation."

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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.