Should Plaintiffs Get Emotional Distress Damages for Something Witnessed Over FaceTime? New Suit Pursues Novel Claim
Counsel for Clotaire, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig partner Bethany Nikitenko, said the case could be a vehicle for courts to consider whether a bystander can be virtual for the purposes of emotional distress claims.
July 06, 2022 at 05:21 PM
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Medical MalpracticeThe original version of this story was published on The Legal Intelligencer
When Marie Joseph began choking on a mucus clogged tracheostomy tube and lost consciousness, her daughter witnessed the event.
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