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Bystander can’t recover for emotional distress 

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    • January 15, 2013

A plaintiff who witnessed the death of her brother in a scuba diving accident could not recover emotional distress damages from the maker of allegedly defective scuba gear, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
The plaintiff witnessed the death of her brother while they were scuba » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/01/15/bystander-cant-recover-for-emotional-distress/

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