Shopper can’t sue Target for race discrimination 
Published: April 12, 2012
Tags: civil rights, intentional infliction of emotional distress, race discrimination, Section 1981
A shopper could not sue Target for violating his civil rights by allegedly denying him service because he’s Hispanic, the 11th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Wrongly convicted N.Y. man wins $18 million verdict
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 28, 2010
Tags: civil rights, DNA evidence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, wrongful conviction
A New York man who spent more than two decades in prison for rape and was later exonerated by DNA evidence has won an $18 million verdict against the City of New York, claiming it thwarted his efforts to obtain that evidence for years.
Court ponders if family can sue military funeral protesters
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 6, 2010
Tags: First Amendment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, military funeral protests, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – In a case involving a controversial Topeka, Kan., church whose members travel the country to protest at the funerals of fallen soldiers, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court struggled to draw the line between protected speech and tortious activity.
Default judgments nondischargeable in bankruptcy
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 24, 2010
Tags: intentional infliction of emotional distress, nondischargeable
Default judgments against a debtor for abuse of process are nondischargeable in her bankruptcy case, the 6th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has ruled in affirming judgment.
Father can’t sue ex-girlfriend for emotional distress
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 5, 2010
Tags: heart balm, intentional infliction of emotional distress
A father couldn’t sue his ex-girlfriend for causing him emotional distress by disrupting his relationship with their children, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled.
Officers can be sued over Internet photos of deceased
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 2, 2010
Tags: intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, negligent infliction of emotional distress, §1983
Family members of a deceased have their own right of privacy in those death images and can sue police officers who disseminated photos of the accident that spread over the Internet, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a trial court.
Insurer needn’t indemnify employer for intentional acts
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 29, 2009
Tags: Family and Medical Leave Act, intentional infliction of emotional distress
An insurer had no duty to indemnify an employer when an employee sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act after he was injured at work and his boss fired him, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Plaintiff can’t sue over re-publication of article
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 8, 2009
Tags: intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, MySpace
A plaintiff can’t sue for invasion of privacy based on the re-publication of an article she wrote and posted on her MySpace page – although she can sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress, the California Court of Appeal has ruled.
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