Bowman v. Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Inc.

This is an action for libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from the publication of a letter in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette *325in its editorial section on May 9, 1993. Defendants now move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).

BACKGROUND

The plaintiff (“Bowman”) was an employee of the Department of Public Welfare (“the Department”) from 1967 to 1991. In 1990, Bowman ran for the position of union president. During the campaign, a co-worker at the Department displayed around the office various nude and sexually explicit photographs with Bowman’s…