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severe emotional distress

The fourth IIED element: distress so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it, usually shown by symptoms, treatment and sometimes expert testimony.

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angustia emocional severa

Cuarto elemento. Se prueba con síntomas, tratamiento y, a veces, peritos (GTE). Los registros del consejero de Marcus (ansiedad, insomnio, depresión) apuntan a este elemento.

ExamplesEjemplos

  • Counseling records and changed behavior support severe distress. Los registros de terapia y el cambio de conducta sostienen la angustia severa.

AuthorityFuente: GTE, 998 S.W.2d at 618–19

RelatedRelacionados: intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), extreme and outrageous conduct

Cases: Gonzales v. Gonzales, GTE Southwest, Inc. v. Bruce

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