Ruling by
Gail Ruderman FeuerLower Court
Los Angeles County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Robert B. Broadbelt IIIParents' virtual presence during their son's abuse through real-time audiovisual connection satisfied requirement in 'Thing v. La Chusa' of contemporaneous presence for bystander negligent infliction of emotional distress liability.
Court
California Courts of Appeal 2DCA/7Cite as
2021 DJDAR 589Published
Jan. 19, 2021Filing Date
Jan. 14, 2021Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
Reversed and RemandedPlaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC., et al.,
Defendants and Respondents.
No. B293672
(Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC665656)
California Courts of Appeal
Second Appellate District
Division Seven
Filed January 14, 2021
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION
NO CHANGE IN APPELLATE JUDGMENT
THE COURT:*
The above-entitled opinion filed on December 23, 2020 is modified as follows:
On page 23, in footnote 12, delete the last sentence containing the quote from the Restatement and replace it with the following:
As the 2012 Restatement Third of Torts observed, "Beyond the question of what aspects of an accident must be perceived, [the Restatement] leaves for future development whether the events must be perceived while the plaintiff is physically present or whether contemporaneous transmission by some medium is sufficiently equivalent to physical presence. Continuing developments in communication technology will no doubt affect the determination." (Rest.3d Torts (2012) § 48, comment e.)
There is no change in the appellate judgment.
* PERLUSS, P. J.
FEUER, J.
RICHARDSON, J.**
** Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.
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