Thomas v. Town of Salisbury

Docket Number18-1102
Decision Date28 November 2018

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    ...631 N.E.2d 985, 990-91 (Mass. 1994). Non-physical coercion rarely supports a basis for recovery under the MCRA. See Thomas v. Harrington, 909 F.3d 483, 492-93 (1st Cir. 2018). Where it has, "Massachusetts courts have required ‘a pattern of harassment and intimidation.’ " Id. (quoting Howcro......
  • Jakuttis v. Town of Dracut
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    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • February 14, 2023
    ...conduct under the MCRA). Even so, "the exception for claims based on non-physical coercion remains a narrow one." Thomas v. Harrington, 909 F.3d 483, 492-93 (1st Cir. 2018) (quoting Nolan v. CN8, 656 F.3d 71, 77-78 (1st Cir. 2011)). The SJC has held that threatening the loss of an at-will e......
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    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • May 18, 2023
    ...on one individual for the tort of another." Kurker v. Hill, 44 Mass.App.Ct. 184, 689 N.E.2d 833, 836 (1998); accord Thomas v. Harrington, 909 F.3d 483, 490 (1st Cir. 2018) (citing Kurker, 689 N.E.2d at 836). Liability requires "an underlying tort and the conspiracy consists of" either "agre......
  • Massachusetts ex rel. Powell v. Holmes
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • June 30, 2021
    ...Torts. That type of conspiracy extends liability for the torts of another when there has been a "concerted action." Thomas v. Harrington , 909 F.3d 483, 490 (1st Cir. 2018) (quoting Kurker , 44 Mass. App. Ct. at 188, 689 N.E.2d 833 ). It is, in essence, a form of vicarious liability. "Becau......
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