Fairfax Hospital v. Curtis

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• envisioning narrowing of the tort if there exists “a statutory command to the contrary”
• “As a general rule, in tort cases, absent accompanying physical harm or wanton and willful conduct, emotional distress damages are not recoverable.” (internal citations omitted)
• “As a general rule, in tort cases, absent accompanying physical harm or wanton and willful conduct, emotional distress damages are not recoverable.” (citations omitted)
• “[A] health care provider owes a duty of reasonable care to the patient. Included with that duty is the health care provider’s obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information about the patient....”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).