Question

A plaintiff can bring a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress when all but which of the following takes place: Select one: a. The defendant’s conduct must have been extreme or outrageous. b. The defendant should have realized his conduct would cause damage to the plaintiff. c. The defendant suffered emotional distress. d. The defendant’s conduct was the cause of the damage to the defendant.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) The defendant's conduct must have been extreme or outrageous

Explanation:

Intentional infliction of emotional distress occurs when one person's extreme and outrageous conduct intentionally or recklessly causes severe emotional distress to another. This happens when the defendant does an extreme or outrageous act of wickedness to the plaintiff, this is usually accompanied by physical injuries and assaults and such tort is punishable by law.

Answer 2

Answer:

A plaintiff can bring a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress when the defendant’s conduct must have been extreme or outrageous.

Explanation:

Intentional infliction of emotional distress  is basically refers to an act of a person ( defendant here) to purposefully cause another individual ( plaintiff here) emotional damage or stress by indecent and extremely disgraceful behavior.

Option b is not an appropriate choice because defendant intentionally and recklessly cause emotional damage to plaintiff.

Option c is also a wrong choice because its not the defendant but the plaintiff who suffers emotional distress due to these outrageous actions of defendant.

Option d is also not correct because defendant's conduct was the cause of damage to the plaintiff and not the cause of damage to the defendant himself.

So option a is correct in order to bring a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The outrageous and indecent acts of defendant caused the plaintiff with the severe stress emotionally.