Michaud v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff Brian Michaud appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Mead, J.) in favor of defendants, Great Northern Ne-koosa Corporation (Great Northern) and Col-well Construction Company (Colwell). Plaintiff brought an action for negligent infliction of emotional distress, and the court ruled that defendants had no legal duty to protect him. On the theory that a “rescuer is not a bystander,” he urges us to recognize, for the first time, a duty of care to protect a rescuer from emotional distress even in the absence of a…