Legal Opinion
Schack v. Schack
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 2018No. 7230 S-16438PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLGER, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A family rushed to the scene of a car accident, only to discover that it had been caused by a family member, who soon died from her traumatic injuries. The family brought a bystander claim against the deceased family member's estate for negligent infliction of emotional distress, making the novel argument that, even though the family member was also the tortfeasor, the family could recover for its resulting emotional distress. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the estate, reasoning that the family's claim has no basis in current Alaska law.…
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