SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSP. OF FLORIDA v. Welker

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• holding that pure questions of law are reviewed de novo
• observing that matters raising pure legal questions are subject to de novo review
• certifying the question of whether the impact rule applies where a criminal defense attorney negligently causes a client's further imprisonment
• explaining that questions of law are subject to de novo review
• declining to address an issue not presented in the certified question and not raised by the parties in the trial court, district court, or this Court
• “[T]he impact rule is inapplicable to recognized intentional torts that result in predominantly emotional damages such as intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, or invasion of privacy claims.”

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