United States Fourth Circuit

An employee's claim for infliction of emotional distress is pre-empted where the issue can be determined only by interpreting a collective bargaining agreement. A malicious prosecution claim fails where a fellow employee had probable cause to file an assault complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2002
• Decided 07/25/2002
• Published 07/25/2002

Judges

• Before KING and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and BEEZER, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Marc D. Loud, Loud & Loud, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellant.  Connie Nora Bertram, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Defendants-Appellees.