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impact rule

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A quick definition of impact rule:

The impact rule is a legal requirement in torts that says a person can only receive compensation for emotional distress if they have also experienced physical contact. This rule has been abandoned in most places.

A more thorough explanation:

The impact rule is a legal requirement in torts that states that physical contact must have occurred to allow damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress. This means that a person cannot sue for emotional distress caused by someone else's negligence unless they have also suffered physical harm.

For example, if a person is in a car accident and suffers physical injuries, they can also sue for emotional distress caused by the accident. However, if a person witnesses a car accident but does not suffer any physical harm, they cannot sue for emotional distress caused by the accident.

The impact rule has been abandoned in most jurisdictions because it is seen as too restrictive. Courts now allow for recovery of emotional distress damages even if there is no physical impact, as long as the distress was a foreseeable result of the defendant's negligence.

For example, if a person witnesses a loved one being injured due to someone else's negligence, they can sue for emotional distress damages even if they did not suffer physical harm themselves. This is because it is foreseeable that witnessing such an event could cause emotional distress.

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That was actually it but I was mean to him for like two days about it anyways
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babycat
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don't let the bedbugs bite
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Yeah cus bed bugs can carry aids.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
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The whole having a group of hot chick friends you can flirt with while going out is great. Makes for a fun and safer environment when drinking.
babycat
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I love my hot chick friends. Don't know where I would be without them
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Crazy story, I had dinner with the dad of a friend of mine and he just openly went on Tinder in front of me and the other guys. Later my mom ran into him with another woman (not his wife/friend's mom) and he got very uncomfortable and never texted her again
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I can't imagine what it's like being a cheater or like a serial dater. Shit seems so nervewracking
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:16
My wife and I have great and open communication but one night she kept asking me why this girl is blowing up my phone with messages/pictures so I showed her... she got a new puppy and got drunk so had her puppy doing a fashion shoot at 11pm.
babycat
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:17
I need more hot friends to hang with, the town we are in sucks butt for it and everyone seems shifty/flaky.
glovediedthisishismom
15:17
whoever was asking for an AU wave earlier fished their wish
babycat
15:18
I keep my dating very clean and above board. No overlaps, no ambiguities. If you want to go into some sort of public office in the future it's good to be smart about things like that
babycat
15:18
So many politicians have sex scandals and that's how they get blackmailed and other people have power over them. I mean of course there are ethical and emotional issues too but it's literally just smart to not be a cheater
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:19
I would never go into public office as it drags in your family as well. Dating is so much easier then some people make it out to be and it is not that hard to not cheat. I would always tell my soldiers to rub one out before making a big decision so they arent acting dumb
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:20
Like if more cheaters just paused and rubbed one out they would be like you know maybe ill just watch some TV
babycat
15:20
I've seen some people do a really good job keeping their family out of it. But it really is an "anything they can use against you, they will" type of vibe
babycat
15:21
Ugh I need to go work on essays bye folks
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:22
I don't do anything I can be blackmailed with, I like money too much to be sketch. Have fun doing your essays and a good weekend
15:23
don't have the motivation to work on essays
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:25
I got to work on essays for finals but I'm like that is a next week me problem. I am glad to be done with LS ones. I felt weird talking about myself
babycat
15:28
Bulbasaur if you weren't constrained by location I would say you should apply to Northwestern. They love applicants like you
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:30
@babycat: what makes you say that?
15:31
sorry i already asked this and forgot to check but how much does a masters degree help for admissions? i rly want to go to northwestern or uchicago but im worried about my stats
glovediedthisishismom
15:32
some of you be so focused on the cheese you forgot about the trap
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:32
I have not talked to northwestern or uchicago but the schools I did talked to said graduates are nice but they cant be hard stats to compare to others as not everyone has one
babycat
15:34
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they really like non traditional applicants and older students
babycat
15:35
there are plenty of non trads who get admitted to nw with below median stats bc of their stories
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