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Supreme Court of New Jersey· 7/21/1997

Williamson v. Waldman

Citations

  • 696 A.2d 14
  • 150 N.J. 232
  • 1997 N.J. LEXIS 221

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[T]he limit of proximate cause is, ultimately, an issue of law and similarly entails a consideration of public policy and fairness”
  • “Emotional-distress damages must be based on the fears experienced by a reasonable and well-informed person.”
  • “A cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress involves traditional concepts of duty, breach, and causation.” (citation omitted)
  • denying damages for emotional distress reasonable people would not experience
  • denying damages for emotional distress reasonable people would not experience
  • stigmatizing attitudes and erroneous beliefs about AIDS still prevalent

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Judges: Poritz, Handler, Pollock, O'Hern, Garibaldi, Stein, Coleman

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Cites

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