CARTER v. TRANSP. WORKERS UNION OF AM., LOCAL 556

Civil Action No. 3:17-CV-2278-X.

686 F.Supp.3d 503 (2023)

Charlene CARTER, Plaintiff, v. TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 556, and Southwest Airlines Co., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division.

Signed August 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew B. Gilliam, Pro Hac Vice, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Inc., Springfield, VA, Bobby G. Pryor, Matthew D. Hill, Pryor & Bruce, Rockwall, TX, David E. Watkins, Jenkins & Watkins PC, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff.

Adam S. Greenfield, Law Offices of Cloutman and Greenfield, PLLC, Dallas, TX, Edward B. Cloutman, III, Cloutman & Cloutman, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant Transport Workers Union of America Local 556.

Paulo B. McKeeby, Brian K. Morris, Reed Smith LP, Dallas, TX, Andrew Baxter Ryan, Ryan Law Partners LLP, Dallas, TX, Jonathan Evan Clark, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Dallas, TX, Michael Arthur Correll, Reed Smith LLP, Dallas, TX, Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid, Shay Dvoretzky, Pro Hac Vice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant Southwest Airlines Co.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING SANCTIONS

Southwest Airlines Co. ("Southwest") fired flight attendant Charlene Carter for sending social-media messages about abortion. Southwest claimed the messages violated its social-media policies regarding civility. The jury...

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