Legal Opinion
Madsen v. Erwin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 21, 1985PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The plaintiff, Christine Madsen, commenced this action for declaratory and injunctive relief and for money damages after her employment as a writer for The Christian Science Monitor (Monitor) was terminated. In sum, her complaint alleges “wrongful discharge, defamation, invasion of *717privacy, intentional infliction of mental distress, sexual and affectional preference discrimination, and breach of fiduciary responsibilities under deeds of trust, by defendants against [Madsen,] a lesbian employee of The Christian Science Monitor and a member of the Christian Science Church.” It is a broad brush…
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