Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction
1Elements and Case Citations
“A cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress exists when there is
(1) extreme and outrageous conduct by the defendant with the intention of causing, or reckless disregard of the probability of causing, emotional distress;
(2) the plaintiff's suffering severe or extreme emotional distress; and
(3) actual and proximate causation of the emotional distress by the defendant’s outrageous conduct.”
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