The True Benefifit of the Bargain: How Emotional Distress Damages Make Fraud Victims Whole

For over a century, American courts have recognized emotional distress damages in tort. Initially, these decisions limited recovery for emotional distress to cases where the victim experienced a physical impact. Throughout the twentieth century, that requirement largely fell out of favor as courts b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Boston College law review 2021-01, Vol.62 (2), p.702-740
1. Verfasser:	Lester, Jonathan G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century 20th century Fraud Injuries Negligence Psychiatric research Retirement State court decisions Trauma Victims of crime
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