JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. There must be not just outrageous conduct but conduct intended to cause severe emotional distress.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. There must be not just outrageous conduct but conduct intended to cause severe emotional distress.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. On June 15, 2023, the court issued the ultimate judgment not only on the torts claims but perhaps the state of our politics. Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

We have yet to see a filing over the emotional distress caused by this year’s microwave Turkey prank where college kids are texting their parents to ask how long to cook their turkeys in the microwave. Some things are happily left out of the courts. One such case now in court was brought by Amanda DuVall, 28.

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