Caudle v. Mendel

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Larry Caudle filed a complaint against Allison Mendel, Mendel & Associates, and Mendel & Huntington (Mendel), alleging malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) for Mendel’s actions in representing Caudle’s wife, Debra Caudle, in a domestic violence (DV) petition for a protective order and in a subsequent divorce action. The superior court granted Mendel’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and…