Legal Opinion
Alba v. Sampson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 1998No. 96-P-259PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
For approximately five years, the Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) employed the plaintiff, Wayne Alba, as an accountant. In January, 1992, IDC laid off Alba as part of a company-wide reduction in force. Following his lay-off, Alba sued IDC and Christine Sampson, an employee of superior rank who was not in his chain of command, claiming that Sampson defamed him and maliciously induced IDC to terminate his *312employment. A judge of the Superior Court allowed the defendants’ motion for summary judgment.1 We affirm.
When a defendant demonstrates that the plaintiff has no reasonable expectation of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Gram v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- King v. DriscollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- O'Brien v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Boothby v. Texon, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Celia G. Zimmerman v. Direct Federal Credit Union and David BreslinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Weber v. Community Teamwork, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Sklar v. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Williams v. B & K Medical Systems, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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