Legal Opinion
Lavalley v. Quebecor World Book Services LLC.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 30, 2004No. CIV.A. 03-10139-WGYPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
This was an action brought by a former employee alleging that her former employer was liable for negligent infliction of emotional distress and for gender discrimination under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B. Karen LaValley (“LaValley”), a former employee of Quebecor World Book Services LLC (“Quebecor”), alleged that on July 13, 2001, her supervisor at Quebecor, Alan Francoeur (“Francoeur”), yelled at her because her small size made her unable to operate a hydraulic lift at the required speed. She alleged that over the next week, he drove her to resign by isolating her…
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