California Courts of Appeal,
Torts/Personal Injury
May 18, 2023
Negligent infliction of emotional distress: how “present” is present?
Technology use in our daily lives is expanding the definition of who is ‘present’ at the scene of an accident.
Michael E. Rubinstein
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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Michael is a Los Angeles-based personal injury and accident attorney.
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Mom is talking to her daughter on the phone as daughter drives through a busy intersection. Mom hears a collision through the phone, then hears people in the background helping her daughter. Mom realizes that daughter was injured in an accident. Is mom ‘present’ at the scene of the collision such that she can present a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress?
Yes, according...
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