Crump v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that there was sufficient evidence to go to a jury on an IIED claim when an employee with eighteen years of service was summarily fired after being falsely accused of theft, kept in a three hour meeting with no opportunity to leave or eat lunch, and badgered to sign a confession
• finding the evidence sufficient when plaintiff showed that he had suffered from sleeping difficulties, loss of appetite, a temporary drinking problem, and deteriorating relationships with his children and spouse
• describing evidence sufficient to raise jury question on intentional infliction of emotional distress claim
• upholding a jury finding that an employer defamed the plaintiff by characterizing him as a “problem employee” when a reasonable juror could find that plaintiffs past employment record did not warrant it
• applying conditional privilege to company's internal reports and statements characterizing employee as a thief
• oppressive conduct and abuse of position of authority in terminating employment may provide grounds for finding intentional infliction of emotional distress

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