Doyle v. Hasbro, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)
Relies on Paterson-Leitch Co. v. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. · Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · Danca v. Taunton Savings Bank · Barrett Associates, Inc. v. Aronson · Walker v. Cronin
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) that the actor intended to inflict emotional distress or that he knew or should have known that emotional distress was the likely result of [the] conduct; (2) that the conduct was 'extreme and outrageous,' was 'beyond all possible bounds of decency' and was 'utterly intolerable in a civilized community;' (3) that the actions of the defendant were the cause of the plaintiff's distress; and (4) that the emotional distress sustained by the plaintiff was 'severe' and of a nature 'that no reasonable [person] could be expected to endure it.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]ssuming the truth of all the allegations in the amended complaint, the conduct complained of does not as a matter of law amount to extreme and outrageous behavior beyond all possible bounds of decency and which are utterly intolerable in a civilized community.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“must plead and prove that the defendants (1) engaged in intentional and willful acts (2) calculated to cause damage to the plaintiffs' lawful business (3) with an unlawful purpose and without right or justification, (4) thereby causing actual damage or loss.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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