CHICAGO-(AEAE)-MORE AND MORE PLAINTIFFS ARE NOW ASSERTING THE TORT OF THE INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL STRESS AS A COUNT IN LAWSUITS. The Washington Appellate Court has laid out a three point test to establish the Intentional Infliction of Emotional Stress. "First, the plaintiff has to show that the defendant's obligation to the plaintiff is tied to the plaintiff's emotional well-being; second, that thre is an 'especially liikely' risk that negligence could cause 'serious emotional distress;' and third the negligent actions did cause the distress." You can read the decision http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/07-cv-158_mtd.pdf
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