Oswald v. LeGrand

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an exception to physical injury requirement exists where the nature of the relationship between the parties is such that there arises a duty to exercise ordinary care to avoid causing emotional harm
• holding medical professionals have a duty to exercise ordinary care to avoid causing emotional harm to patient receiving medical services
• holding callous remarks by nurses and doctor’s admitted failure to determine viability of the fetus were standards of care understood and expected by laypersons
• noting that in a professional negligence action, “[o]rdinarily, evidence of the applicable standard of care—and its breach—must be furnished by an expert”
• noting that in a professional negligence action, “[o]rdinarily, evidence of the applicable standard of care—and its breach—must be furnished by an expert”
• noting that in a professional negligence action, “[o]rdinarily, evidence of the applicable standard of care—and its breach—must be furnished by an expert”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).