Bystander Recovery Massachusetts allows recovery for emotional distress, in a personal injury claim, when a person witnesses injury to another, but only in specific circumstances. Such cases often stem from someone witnessing an auto accident, but can occur in many ways. A person can recover as a bystander where the person was never in danger […]
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Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
By Robert Allison on November 9, 2015In Massachusetts a person who has suffered emotional harm as a result of the negligence of another may be able to recover damages under the theory of negligent infliction of emotional distress. Usually the claim is made in addition to other related claims. In order to prove such a claim a plaintiff is required to […]