IIED

Question 0

Extreme / Outrageous

Answer 0

Beyond all bounds of decency
atrocious and intolerable in a civilized community.
- Cannot be mere words, insults, or indignities.

Question 1

IIED (Elements)

Answer 1

• Intentional / Reckless Conduct
• That is extreme or Outrageous
• causal connection between wrongful conduct and Emotional distress
• Severe emotional distress

Question 2

Reckless conduct

Answer 2

Failure to heed a very obvious and significant risk of injury.

Question 3

Severe Emotional Distress

Answer 3

“so severe that no reasonable person could bear it.”
Context is important:
- physical evidence to support it
- mental state
- circumstances such as behavior.
Physical injury is not required to prove IIED.