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Hoy v. Angelone

Citations

  • 720 A.2d 745
  • 554 Pa. 134
  • 1998 Pa. LEXIS 2517
  • 74 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,637
  • 78 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 681

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the factor of retaliation is a consideration in recovering for intentional infliction of emotional distress in a sexual harassment case
  • holding that the factor of retaliation is a consideration in recovering for intentional infliction of emotional distress in a sexual harassment case
  • ruling that conduct rising to the level of intentional infliction of emotional distress is “extremely rare”
  • recognizing that punitive damages promote deterrence and that such damages may deter future discrimination
  • holding that punitive damages are not available under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
  • stating that only “the most clearly desperate and ultra extreme conduct” supports IIED claim under Pennsylvania law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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