Legal Opinion
Fiacco v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 2008No. 07-1695PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
David Fiacco brought suit against the national fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon (“SAE”) alleging that members of its Maine chapter (“Maine Alpha”) intentionally caused him psychological harm by exposing his past legal troubles to his employer and two local newspapers. The district court granted SAE summary judgment on Fiacco’s intentional infliction of emotional distress claim, and Fiacco now contests this order. After careful review, we affirm.
I. Background
This action is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, therefore we recite the facts in the light most…
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