· 10/21/2011
Jones v. FAYETTE FAMILY DENTAL CARE, INC.
Citations
- 718 S.E.2d 88
- 312 Ga. App. 230
- 32 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1822
- 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 3358
- 2011 Ga. App. LEXIS 925
- 113 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1239
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a plaintiff who suffered no physical ailments did not exhibit severe enough distress for IIED
- holding that the plaintiff’s distress did not rise to the necessary level of severity where the plaintiff “sought no treatment from any type of doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor”
- holding plaintiff failed to produce evidence of severe emotional distress because she suffered no physical ailments other than decreased sex drive and did not seek any form of treatment
- affirming summary judgment on IIED claim and stating plaintiff “sought no treatment from any type of doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor” after the at-issue incident
- evidence of distress including a depressed sex drive was insufficient as a matter of law to prove severe emotional distress, given that plaintiff “sought no treatment from any type of doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor”
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Judges: Doyle, Ellington, Miller
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