Legal Opinion
Phelan v. May Department Stores Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 16, 2004PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
This case arises from a July 10, 1998, investigation by Filene’s, a division of the May Department Stores Company (May), into allegations that Michael Phelan was attempting to hide significant accounting discrepancies from his superiors. Phelan brought an action against May, Michael Geraghty (Filene’s chief financial officer), and Donald Lane (Filene’s *53controller) (collectively, the defendants), alleging that their conduct during the investigation had constituted false imprisonment and defamation. A jury found in favor of Phelan on both claims and awarded him damages of $1,500 for false…
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