A grave digger’s allegations that he had sustained emotional distress injuries resulting from the fact that, as part of his employment duties, he was sometimes required to step onto the top of caskets during the burial process was insufficient to... Read More

Allegations by a former prison detention officer that his former employer was liable in tort for negligent supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) were dismissed by a federal district court sitting in California. The plaintiff... Read More

Construing California law, a federal district court held a plaintiff's IIED tort action filed against her former employer for failure to provide adequate COVID-19 protocols is barred by the exclusive remedy of California's workers' compensation... Read More

A plaintiff's civil action against a third-party administrator (TPA) for bad faith delay and denial of workers' compensation benefits and intentional infliction of emotional distress may move forward, held a Delaware court as it considered the... Read More

A Federal district court in California granted an employer’s motion for summary judgment on exclusive remedy grounds as to one count of plaintiff’s complaint that alleged an intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”... Read More