can i sue a person for causing emotional problems like depression and sucide to increase
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can i sue a person for causing emotional problems like depression and sucide to increase
I was at a eleven day long event, and they caused me emotional distress. They asked me to leave the event in a wrongful way which caused my depression and suicide to spring up again. which caused a lot of medical bills from the psycriatrist and counselor
Asked on July 2, 2009 under Personal Injury, Missouri
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
It's possible, but it's difficult. Ordinarily, damages for emotional distress have to be based on outrageous behavior, which most courts define as beyond normal decency, and that's quite a bit worse than just "wrongful."
You need to go through the details, including the difficult ones, with an attorney in your area, for advice you can rely on about whether to pursue this.
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
It's possible, but it's difficult. Ordinarily, damages for emotional distress have to be based on outrageous behavior, which most courts define as beyond normal decency, and that's quite a bit worse than just "wrongful."
You need to go through the details, including the difficult ones, with an attorney in your area, for advice you can rely on about whether to pursue this.
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