Legal Opinion
Blinzler v. Marriott International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 12, 1996No. 95-2108, 95-2199PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These cross-appeals require us to wend our way through a maze of unusual facts and subtly nuanced legal issues. After exploring a little-charted frontier of tort law, we reverse the district court’s direction of judgment notwithstanding the verdict and reinstate the jury’s award on the plaintiffs claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. In all other respects, we affirm the rulings of the lower court.
I. BACKGROUND
This litigation arises out of the tragic demise of James Blinzler, husband of the plaintiff Gloria Blinzler. The course of events leading to James…
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