Legal Opinion
Taylor v. National Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 17, 1993No. 92-389PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Plaintiff Charles Taylor brought a wrongful discharge suit against defendants National Life Insurance Company and two of its officers individually. Plaintiff’s complaint included seven different bases for recovery: claims resting on theories of discrimination on the basis of age or handicap condition under both disparate treatment and disparate impact doctrines, on theories of contract and promissory estoppel, and on the basis of negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The court allowed the claims based on age and disability discrimination to go to the jury, which found…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Foley v. Interactive Data Corp.California Supreme Court · 1988
- Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue ShieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Duldulao v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Pine River State Bank v. MettilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Woolley v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Mary COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARROWSMITH SHELBURNE, INC., KDT Industries, Inc., and Clifton Lind, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Ross v. Times Mirror, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- Soderlun v. Public Service CompanyColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
- Madden v. Omega Optical, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- Dulude v. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2002
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