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Providing Creative Remedies To Bystander Emotional Distress Victims: A Feminist Perspective, Deborah K. Hepler
Providing Creative Remedies To Bystander Emotional Distress Victims: A Feminist Perspective, Deborah K. Hepler
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article discusses the tort of bystander emotional distress from a feminist perspective. The Article concentrates on emotional distress which flows from witnessing the physical injury or death of a loved one. The article begins with an examination of the difficulties courts have in dealing with such cases. It proceeds to a discussion regarding Stanley Ingber's theory for dealing with such harms. Finally, the article argues for a more creative approach to a resolution of emotional distress claims in order to expose the underlying biases that are inherent in emotional distress claims, and concludes that a more flexible approach would …