Cavanaugh v. Burlington Northern Railroad

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DAVIS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs brought this action against their employer, defendant Burlington Northern Railroad Co., following an internal investigation of harassment and violent threats against one of their co-workers, throughout which plaintiffs were treated as the “prime suspects.” After the investigation revealed that the co-worker herself was responsible for the threats, plaintiffs initiated this lawsuit alleging state law intentional torts of defamation, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as well as Federal…