Saturday, August 28, 2004

Is there an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim when some other claim is available?

In this post from Jottings by an Employer's Lawyer, a recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court is described, in which the Court reversed a $10 million sexual harassment verdict, where the plaintiff could have (and had) proceeded under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, concluding that the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress was intended only to apply where there was no other remedy.

This is very interesting.

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