Can a defendant be held liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Deborah S. v. Diorio, 153 Misc.2d 708, 583 N.Y.S.2d 872 (N.Y. City Ct. 1992):
Similarly, in the case at bar, defendant was found herein, by summary judgment granted, liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress and such findings may also be the predicate for compensatory and punitive damages. (See, Nardelli v. Stamberg, supra.)
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