Lionel Verrue v. Talon Air, Inc. (agency decision, May 16, 2022)

Plain-English summary

Talon Air petitioned the Board for review in Lionel Verrue's AIR21 case. The company then submitted a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. The Board granted that request and dismissed the petition without deciding any substantive issue.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authority: 29 C.F.R. § 26.1(b)
• Outcome: Talon Air's petition for review dismissed with prejudice.
• Key point: A voluntary dismissal with prejudice ends the petition and leaves no merits question for the Board to decide.

Full text (DOL official public release)

U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210-0001

 In the Matter of:


 LIONEL VERRUE,                           ARB CASE NO. 2022-0028

             COMPLAINANT,                 ALJ CASE NO. 2021-AIR-00003

       v.                                 DATE: May 16, 2022

 TALON AIR, INC.,

             RESPONDENT.


 Before: James D. McGinley, Chief Administrative Appeals Judge and
 Thomas H. Burrell, Administrative Appeals Judge


                        ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL

       On May 12, 2022, Respondent Talon Air, Inc. submitted a Voluntary
 Dismissal with Prejudice for its Petition for Review to the Administrative Review
 Board.

       Accordingly, we DISMISS the Petition for Review with prejudice.

       SO ORDERED.