Written by attorney Howard Roitman, 11 months ago.
Extreme and outrageous conduct with either the intention of, or reckless disregard for, causing emotional distress damages. Intention, or reckless disregard for, causing emotional distress is required.
Written by attorney Howard Roitman, 9 months ago.
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the... more
Written by attorney Howard Roitman, 10 months ago.
In a tongue-in-cheek essay, "Stupid Lawyer Tricks," Yeshiva University law professor Charles Yablon No matter which opponent you face, counterproductive feuding eats up time, and your case wallows... more
Written by attorney Christopher Mellino, 3 months ago.
Birth brain injuries can occur just before birth, during labor and delivery or immediately following. Some are more likely to cause disabling or life-threatening harm, such as those involving the... more
Written by attorney Howard Roitman, 5 months ago.
Intentional torts Intentional torts are any intentional acts that are reasonably foreseeable to cause harm to an individual, and that do so. Intentional torts have several subcategories: Torts... more
Written by attorney Alyssa Knisely, 6 months ago.
The purpose of a Protection From Abuse Order to to prevent the harm from one to a specified group of invididuals. By Attorney Alyssa Knisely, PFA Attorney, Harrisburg, PA The purpose of the... more
Written by attorney Jon Jackson, almost 5 years ago.
There Are Two Types of Emotional Distress. If you are a victim of the negligent or intentional actions of another person that causes you emotional distress, you may be able to recover for your... more
Written by attorney Geoffrey Trachtenberg, over 1 year ago.
Typically, to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress, a plaintiff needs to show that they are in the "zone of danger" when a loved one is hurt. In a memorandum decision out of... more
Written by attorney Geoffrey Trachtenberg, almost 2 years ago.
Negligent infliction of emotional distress claims often arise where someone who is in the "zone of danger," i.e., subject to being injured, and they witness a family member's injury or death. Like... more
Written by attorney Michael Helfand, over 3 years ago.
Physical injury must exist. The general rule is that a mental injury must accompany a physical injury to be covered by workers' compensation in Illinois. A mental injury, on it's own, is not enough.... more
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