Legal Opinion
Tauriac v. Polaroid Corporation
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 3, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-1997-TPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Gladys Tauriac, an employee of defendant since 1969, brings this civil rights action alleging that she was not promoted in 1986 because of her race. 1 Her husband, Nelson Tauriac, seeks damages for loss of consortium. Defendant has moved to dismiss the consortium claim.
The spouse of an alleged federal civil rights victim is not permitted an ancillary cause of action for loss of consortium. Jenkins v. Carruth, 583 F.Supp. 613, 616 (E.D.Tenn.1982) (dismissing consortium claim based solely on 42 U.S.C. § 1983); Touchstone v. Upper Gwynedd Township, No.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mouradian v. General Electric Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Norman v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Jenkins v. CarruthDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Fritts v. NiehouseDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- Mendoza v. B.L.H. ElectronicsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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- Catalane v. Gilian InstrumentNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
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