Legal Opinion
Nassa v. Hook-SupeRx, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 15, 2002No. 2000-171-AppealPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This case broaches a question of first impression in Rhode Island: does G.L.1956 § 28-29-20 (the exclusive-remedy provision) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA or the act) bar work-related defamation claims filed by employees against their employers and coworkers? Because defamation injures an employee’s reputation and because injury to reputation is not “an injury under chapters 29— 38 of this title [the WCA’s title 28],” we hold that the WCA’s exclusive-remedy provision does not bar such claims.
Facts and Travel 1
The plaintiff, Richard T. Nassa (Nassa), began…
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