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Hawkes v. Commercial Union Insurance

Me.January 16, 2001Cited 26 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Wathen, Clifford, Rudman, Dana, Saufley, Alexander, Calkins
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Outcome

The Maine Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's denial of Commercial Union's summary judgment motion, holding that the Workers' Compensation Act does not bar Hawkes' tort claims for trespass, intrusion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and that the settlement documents were ambiguous as to whether they covered common law claims.

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