United States First Circuit

In an adverse employment action, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court properly dismissed plaintiff's claim under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act as there is no evidence in the record to show that defendant violated the Act by interfering with plaintiff's rights under the Constitution or laws of the United States or Massachusetts by threats, intimidation or coercion; and 2) the court properly dismissed plaintiff's common law claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy as no reasonable jury could conclude that the working conditions reached the level of intolerableness required to provide a basis for a claim of wrongful discharge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/04/2009
• Published 05/04/2009

Judges

• DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge., Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dan V. Bair, II with whom Lisa Brodeur-McGan and Bordeur-McGan, P.C., were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathy Laughter Laizure was on brief for appellees.