Armstrong v. Paoli Memorial Hospital

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• holding that Plaintiff's immediate loss of bladder and bowel continence together with non-transitory depression, nightmares and insomnia constituted physical impact
• noting that “Pennsylvania has consistently refused” to expand liability beyond “close family members” who actually witness the accident
• describing the evolution of the torts of negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions
• describing the evolution of the torts of negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions
• noting that “long continued nausea or headaches, repeated hysterical attacks or mental aberration are compensa-ble injuries” and finding allegations of “loss of continence ... coupled with [a] claim of depression, nightmares and insomnia meet the requirement of allegation of physical injury”
• noting “[p]hysical injury must be averred to state a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress”

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