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TIMOTHY FRENCH, Plaintiff, Appellant,
vs.
PAN AM EXPRESS, INC., Defendant, Appellee
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Issues:
FAA, marijuana, reasonable suspicion testing, safety, policy and procedure, refusal.
Case Summary:
Timothy French, a former pilot for Pan Am, appeals a district court ruling in his suit against the airline. Pan Am officials fired French when he refused to comply with a reasonable-suspicion drug test. French filed suit, seeking damages and reinstatement. The airline responded with a motion for summary judgment.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The U.S. District Court for Rhode Island granted the airline's motion for summary judgment. French now appeals.
Outcome:
French loses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling.