IIED Flashcards

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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress:

A

1) by extreme and outrageous conduct 2) intentionally or recklessly 3) caused severe emotional harm to the plaintiff.

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2
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Reckless

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knows of the risk of severe emotional harm or knows facts that make the risk obvious and fails to take a precaution that would eliminate or reduce the risk.

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3
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Requires conduct to be extreme and outrageous

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Factors considered include intensity, duration, repetition of the conduct, power disparities, or an abuse of an especially vulnerable person.

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4
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Casual Link

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must be a causal link/actual cause between the defendant’s conduct and the plaintiff’s severe emotional distress.

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