USDOL/OALJ Reporter: Whistleblower Decisions
Section 519 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, Public Law 106-181, Subsection 42121 (b) (2) (A) ("AIR 21")
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008-AIR
2004-AIR-1 Wintrich v. American Airlines, Inc.
Ruling & Order Granting Respondent's Motion to Dismiss
(ALJ Dec. 30, 2003) (Richard A. Morgan)HTML
2004-AIR-2 Foster v. Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc.
Order of Dismissal
(ALJ July 9, 2004) (Anne Beytin Torkington)HTML
2004-AIR-3 Rougas v. Southeast Airlines
Decision & Order
(ALJ June 30, 2004) (Larry W. Price)HTML
Final Decision & Order (ARB July 31, 2006) (remand)
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Decision & Order on Remand
(ALJ Dec. 27, 2004) PDF
2004-AIR-4 Wells v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ May 26, 2004) (Russell D. Pulver)HTML
2004-AIR-5 Ferguson v. Boeing Co.
Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment
(ALJ Apr. 5, 2004) (Jeffrey Tureck)HTML
Order Denying Complainant's Motion for Reconsideration
(ARB Feb. 17, 2005) PDF
Certification to the 6th Cir., Powers v. USDOL, No. 05-3266 (ARB Apr. 11, 2005)
Powers v. USDOL, No. 05-3266 (6th Cir. Jan. 26, 2006) (affirmed pursuant to local rule 34(j)(2)(c))
2004-AIR-7 McBride v. Gemini Air Cargo
Order Granting Respondent's Motion In Limine
(ALJ May 7, 2004) (Thomas M. Burke)HTML
Order Denying Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision
(ALJ May 17, 2004) HTML
Order Denying Respondent's Second Motion for Summary Decision
(ALJ June 2, 2004) HTML
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Third Motion for Summary Decision & Cancelling Hearing
(ALJ June 30, 2004) HTML
2004-AIR-8 Trechak v. American Airlines
Order Dismissing Complaint with Prejudice Based on Prior Settlement & Waiver of Claims
(ALJ Mar. 25, 2004) (Gerald M. Etchingham)HTML
2004-AIR-9 Rollins v. American Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Dismissal
(ALJ July 1, 2004) (Richard D. Mills)HTML
Rollins v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 04-CV-224 (W.D.Ok. June 15, 2006)
(Order and Opinion denying Plaintiff's motion to enforce OSHA reinstatement order; ALJ had dismissed complaint)
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Final Decision & Order (ARB Apr. 3, 2007) (corrected version)
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Rollins v. Administrative Review Board, USDOL, No. 07-9521 (10th Cir. Apr. 3, 2008) (affirming the ARB)
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Rollins v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 06-5135 (10th Cir. May 28, 2008) (finding District Court's order declining to enforce OSHA reinstatement order was moot after the ARB's decision was affirmed)
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2004-AIR-10 Hendrix v. American Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order
(ALJ Dec. 9, 2004) (Anne Beytin Torkington)PDF
[consolidated with 2004-SOX-23]
2004-AIR-11 Clemmons v. Ameristar Airways, Inc.
Decision & Order
(ALJ Jan. 14, 2005) (Clement J. Kennington)PDF
Decision & Order of Remand (ARB June 29, 2007)
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Decision & Order on Remand
(ALJ Jan. 20, 2008) PDF
2004-AIR-12 Barker v. Ameristar Airlines, Inc.
Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
(ALJ Oct. 7, 2004) (Janice K. Bullard)PDF
Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint
(ARB Oct. 28, 2005) PDF
2004-AIR-14 Vanacore v. Spirit Airlines
Decision & Order Approving Withdrawal of Complaint
(ALJ May 13, 2004) (Daniel F. Solomon)PDF
2004-AIR-15 Bumpus v. Air Midwest, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement
(ALJ June 25, 2004) (Richard E. Huddleston)HTML
2004-AIR-16 Friday v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment
(ALJ June 16, 2004) (Jennifer Gee)HTML
[consolidated with 2004-AIR-17]
Order Staying Proceedings
(ARB Jan. 31, 2007) (stay until automatic stay under bankruptcy proceeding is lifted or bankruptcy proceedings are concluded)
Final Decision and Order of Dismissal (ARB Sept. 28, 2007)
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Order Denying Reconsideration (ARB Feb. 28, 2008)
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2004-AIR-17 Friday v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
[consolidated with 2004-AIR-16]
see 2004-AIR-16 for orders
2004-AIR-18 Topliff v. Flight Options, LLC
Decision & Order
(ALJ Dec. 21, 2005) (Rudolf L. Jansen)PDF
2004-AIR-19 Powers v. Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers Int'l Union (PACE)
Order Dismissing Claim
(ALJ May 7, 2004) (Linda S. Chapman)HTML
Final Decision & Order
(ARB July 30, 2004) [interlocutory appeal]HTML
Decision & Order Dismissing Claim
(ALJ Nov. 14, 2008) PDF
2004-AIR-20 Broomfield v. Shared Services Aviation
Recommended Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision & Dismissing Complainant's Complaint
(ALJ Aug. 9, 2004)PDF
2004-AIR-21 Johnson v. Facilities Services & Systems
Decision & Order Approving Withdrawal Request
(ALJ Aug. 10, 2004) (Rudolf L. Jansen)PDF
2004-AIR-22 Ford v. Southeast Airlines
Recomended Decision & Order Denying Summary Judgment for Complainant
and Granting Default Judgment for Complainant
(ALJ Mar. 8, 2006) (William S. Colwell)PDF
[Consolidated with 2004-AIR-29]
2004-AIR-23 Teagarden v. Raytheon Co.
Final Decision & Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ Sept. 24, 2004) (Jennifer Gee)PDF
2004-AIR-24 Wenger v. Airtran Airways
Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement & Granting the Motion to
Dismiss With Prejudice
(ALJ Feb 25, 2005) (Richard K. Malamphy)PDF
2004-AIR-25 Holcombe v. Pinnacle Airlines
Proposed Order of Dismissal
(ALJ May 31, 2005) (Daniel F. Solomon)PDF
[consolidated with 2004-AIR-38]
2004-AIR-26 Ford v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ Oct. 27, 2004) (Clement J. Kennington)PDF
[formerly 2002-AIR-21]
2004-AIR-27 Fader v. Transportation Security Administration
Recommended Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint For Lack of Jurisdiction & Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted
(ALJ June 17, 2004) (Edward Terhune Miller)HTML
2004-AIR-28 Sievers v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order
(ALJ May 23, 2005) (Anne Beytin Torkington)PDF
Final Decision and Order (ARB Jan. 30, 2008)
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Appeal filed, Sievers v. USDOL, No. 08-71101 (9th Cir.)
Appeal filed, Powers v. USDOL, No. 06-3485 (6th Cir. Mar. 31, 2006)
Order Denying Complainant's Motion for Reconsideration (ARB July 27, 2007)
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2004-AIR-33 Marsh v. Erickson Air-Crane, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice
(ALJ May 13, 2005) (Richard K. Malamphy)PDF
2004-AIR-34 Tomburo v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Withdrawal of Objections
(ALJ Dec. 1, 2004) (Richard D. Mills)PDF
2004-AIR-35 May v. Trans Meridian Airlines
Decision and Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ June 6, 2005) (Michael P. Lesniak)PDF
2004-AIR-36 Sims v. Quality Systems Lab, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ Jan. 20, 2005) (Richard E. Huddleston)PDF
2004-AIR-37 Robinson v. Northwest Airlines
Decision & Order of Dismissal
(ALJ Oct. 28, 2004) (Patrick M. Rosenow)PDF
2004-AIR-38 Holcombe v. Pinnacle Airlines
Proposed Order of Dismissal
(ALJ May 31, 2005) (Daniel F. Solomon)PDF
[consolidated with 2004-AIR-25]
2005-AIR-1 Asmus v. United Airlines, Inc.
Order Dismissing Claim (ALJ Apr. 25, 2006)
(Russell D. Pulver)PDF
2005-AIR-2 Foster v. Casino Express Airlines
Order of Dismissal (ALJ Apr. 11, 2005) (Anne Beytin Torkington)PDF
2005-AIR-3 Davidson v. Miami Air International, Inc.
Order Notifying Complainant of His Right to Respond
to Miami Air International, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Decision (ALJ Feb. 22, 2005) (Rudolf L. Jansen)PDF
Order Requiring Designation of Requested Action (ALJ Apr. 7, 2005)PDF
Order Granting Complainant's Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice
All Claims Against American Airlines, Inc. (ALJ May 16, 2005)PDF
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion For
Summary Decision (ALJ May 20, 2005)PDF
2005-AIR-4 Sassman v. United Airlines
Order Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ Mar. 8, 2005) (Alice M. Craft)PDF
Final Decision and Order (ARB Sept. 28, 2007)
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Appeal filed on Dec. 3, 2007, Sassman v. United Airlines, No. 1:07-cv-01561 (S.D.Ind.)
2005-AIR-5 Jensen v. Artic Circle Air Service, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Joint Stipulation for Dismissal & Settlement Agreement
(ALJ Aug. 9, 2005) (Gerald M. Etchingham)PDF
2005-AIR-6 Ford v. Pan American Airways Corp.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement
(ALJ Apr. 22, 2005) (Daniel F. Sutton)PDF
2005-AIR-7 Serrano v. General Aviation Flying Service, Inc.
Final Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ Feb. 13, 2006) (Thomas M. Burke)PDF
2005-AIR-8 Hafer v. United Airlines
Recommended Decision & Order
(ALJ Nov. 9, 2005) (Paul A. Mapes)PDF
2006-AIR-17 Reynolds v. Trans State Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Voluntary Withdrawal of Complaint
(ALJ July 10, 2006) (Daniel A. Sarno, Jr.)PDF
2006-AIR-19 Greene v. Tradewinds Airlines, Inc.
Final Order Approving Settlement & Dismissing Case
(ALJ Oct. 5, 2006) (Richard K. Malamphy)PDF
2006-AIR-20 Hargreaves v. Aspen Executive Air
Order of Dismissal
(ALJ Feb. 26, 2007) (Alan L. Bergstrom)PDF
2006-AIR-21 Hillis v. Tradewinds Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement & Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice
(ALJ July 12, 2007) (Kenneth A. Krantz)PDF
2006-AIR-22 Evans v. Miami Valley Hospital
Decision & Order
(ALJ Aug. 31, 2007) (Joseph E. Kane)PDF
2006-AIR-23 Steinhauer v. Flightsafety International
Order Canceling Hearing & Order Approving Complainant's Withdrawal of Objections
(ALJ Dec. 7, 2006) (Clement J. Kennington)PDF
2006-AIR-24 Leroy v. Keystone Helicopter, Inc.
Recommended Decision & Order
(ALJ Jan. 24, 2007) (Ralph A. Romano)PDF
[consolidated with 2006-AIR-3]
2007-AIR-1 Nenov v. Sequa Corp.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement Agreement,
Protecting Confidentiality, & Dismissing Claim With Prejudice (ALJ Feb. 25, 2008) (Thomas M. Burkel)
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2007-AIR-3 Fallon v. Aero Charter and Transportation Inc.
Final Order Dismissing Complaint & Canceling Hearing
(ALJ Feb. 5, 2007) (Stephen L. Purcell)PDF
2007-AIR-4 Williams v. American Airlines
Decision & Order
(ALJ Oct. 23, 2008) (Adele Higgins Obegard)PDF
2007-AIR-5 Koscki v. Rainbow Air Academy
Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ July 17, 2007) (Anne Beytin Torkington)PDF
2007-AIR-6 Bond v. Pace Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ June 13, 2008) (Lee J. Romero, Jr.)PDF
2007-AIR-7 Hoffman v. NetJets Aviation, Inc.
Ruling and Order on Complainant's Motion for
a Protective Order (ALJ Nov. 29, 2007) (Richard A. Morgan)
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Order Denying Respondent's Motion in Limine
(ALJ Jan. 10, 2007)
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Recommended Decision & Order Denying Relief
(ALJ Oct. 29, 2008)
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2007-AIR-8 Malmanger v. Air Evac EMS, Inc. d/b/a Air Evac Lifeteam
Decision & Order (ALJ Mar. 25, 2008) (Larry S. Merck)
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2007-AIR-10 Lanigan v. ABX Air, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting
Summary Decision & Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ Apr. 30, 2008) (Daniel F. Sutton)
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2007-AIR-11 Mudge v. Kalitta Charters II, LLC
Decision & Order Approving Withdrawal of Objections & Order Cancelling Hearing
(ALJ Feb. 11, 2008) (Larry S. Merck)
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2007-AIR-12 Moore v. Kalitta Air
Order Approving Settlement Agreement & Dismissing Complaint & Order Canceling Hearing
(ALJ Sept. 21, 2007) (Larry S. Merck)PDF
2007-AIR-13 Vanacore v. Spirit Airlines, Inc./Vanacore
Order Approving Settlement Agreement & Dismissing
(ALJ July 3, 2008) (Stuart A. Levin)PDF
2007-AIR-14 Peters v. American Eagle Airline
Decision & Order on Respondent's Motion to Dismiss
(ALJ July 17, 2008) (Patrick M. Rosenow)PDF
2008-AIR-1 Logalbo v. American Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Motion for Summary Decision
(ALJ Jan. 10, 2008) (Lee J . Romero, Jr.)PDF
2008-AIR-2 Cross v. Delta Air Lines
Order of Dismissal
(ALJ May 28, 2008) (Alan L. Bergstrom)PDF
2008-AIR-3 Williams v. United Airlines, Inc.
Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint & Order Canceling Hearing
(ALJ Feb. 28, 2008) (Gerald M. Etchingham)PDF
2008-AIR-4 Russell v. Empire Airlines
Decision & Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ Mar. 24, 2008) (Russell D. Pulver)PDF
2008-AIR-5 Pinkston v. Mesa Air Group, Inc.
Decision & Order
(ALJ Sept. 22, 2008) (Janice K. Bullard)
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2008-AIR-6 Johnston-Gerber v. West Jet Aircraft, LLC
Decision & Order Approving Settlement & General Release
(ALJ Sept. 18, 2008) (Colleen A. Geraghty)
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2008-AIR-8 Rickman v. Honeywell International, Inc.
Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ July 29, 2008) (Paul C. Johnson, Jr.)PDF
2008-AIR-10 Basic v. Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
Decision & Order Dismissing Complaint
(ALJ Oct. 10, 2008) (Robert B. Rae)PDF
2008-AIR-13 Hindsman v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision
(ALJ Oct. 28, 2008) (Daniel A. Sarno, Jr.)PDF
2009-AIR-1 Nichols v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Order Approving Complainant's Withdrawal of Objections to
Secretary's September 11, 2008 Finding & Dismissing His AIR21 Complaint, & Order Cancelling Hearing
(ALJ Jan. 29, 2009) (Gerald M. Etchingham)
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2009-AIR-5 Howell v. Frontier Flying Service, Inc.
Decision & Order Approving Settlement
(ALJ Mar. 31, 2009) (Jennifer Gee)
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2009-AIR-6 Wallum v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Decision & Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Summary Decision
(ALJ Apr. 2, 2009) (Larry W. Price)
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