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New York: Grave Digger’s IIED Claim Barred by Exclusive Remedy Rule
Posted on 3 Aug 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

United States: Detention Officer's Tort Claim Alleging Unsafe Work Conditions Due to COVID-19 Held Barred
Posted on 19 Jan 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

Delaware: Tort Suit Against Third-Party Administrator May Move Forward
Posted on 18 Sep 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

United States: Sales Executive’s Claims for Negligent Hiring and Emotional Distress Held Barred
Posted on 15 Apr 2016 by Larson's Spotlight

A federal court sitting in Nevada dismissed a sales executive’s cause of action against his former employer for negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention of another employee and dismissed as well a claim that the former employer was... Read More

Federal: California Plaintiff’s IIED Claim Barred by Exclusive Remedy Provisions of State Law
Posted on 5 Dec 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

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

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (10/3/2014)
Posted on 3 Oct 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 9 September 2014 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS... Read More

Federal: Postal Employee’s IIED Action Re: SWAT Team’s Search Warrant “Invasion” of Residence May Proceed
Posted on 13 Sep 2013 by Larson's Spotlight

A federal district court, sitting in California, recently refused to grant the federal government’s motion for summary judgment in an intentional infliction of emotional distress action (among other claims) filed against it by a postal service employee... Read More

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (3/10/2017)
Posted on 10 Mar 2017 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 2 Feb 2017 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE... Read More