· 1/4/2007
Paz v. Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.
Citations
- 949 So. 2d 1
- 2007 WL 14891
How courts have described this case
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- discussing requirement of medically cognizable injury resulting from emotional distress “in the absence of physical injury accompanying the negligent conduct”
- listing seven cases that have allowed medical monitoring claims absent present injury and seventeen cases that have refused to do so
- \The possibility of a future injury is insufficient to maintain a tort claim. Recognizing a medical monitoring cause of action would be akin to recognizing a cause of action for fear of future illness.\
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