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· 2/25/2005

Creditwatch, Inc. v. Jackson

Citations

  • 157 S.W.3d 814
  • 22 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 821
  • 48 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 425
  • 2005 Tex. LEXIS 196
  • 2005 WL 433414

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  • concluding that facts covered by other available remedies cannot be the basis of an IIED claim
  • concluding that plaintiff’s claim for IIED was barred by preemption because it was based on numerous acts of sexual harassment, and thus, covered by 11 Chapter 21
  • providing that even if other remedies do not explicitly preempt the tort of IIED, them availability leaves no gap to fill
  • indicating that IIED claims must typically be based on circumstances that border on “serious criminal acts”
  • providing that even if other remedies do not explicitly preempt the tort of IIED, their availability leaves no gap to fill
  • indicating that IIED claims must typically be based on circumstances that border on ―serious criminal acts‖

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Judges: Brister

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