Abstract
Comment: Torts
In Lucchesi v. Frederic N. Stimmell, M.D., Ltd., the Arizona Supreme Court held that a physician's failure to attend the delivery of a baby, and his decision not to inform the parents of all the details surrounding their child's birth, created a factual issue whether the conduct was so extreme and outrageous that it constituted a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Determining whether conduct is sufficiently "extreme and outrageous" to establish such a claim is a conceptual problem that courts continually face.
This Comment examines the development of the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress and discusses the Arizona Supreme Court's analysis of what constitutes extreme and outrageous conduct with specific reference to the Lucchesi decision.
How to Cite
29 Ariz. L. Rev. 361 (1987)
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