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A bystander witnesses a defendant negligently injure the bystander's close family member and suffers severe emotional distress. Under the modern majority approach to negligent infliction of emotional distress (bystander recovery), the plaintiff generally must:

Have suffered no physical impact whatsoever Be located in the zone of danger or, in many courts, be a close relative present at the scene who contemporaneously perceives the injury Be a stranger to the victim Prove the defendant intended to cause distress

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Be located in the zone of danger or, in many courts, be a close relative present at the scene who contemporaneously perceives the injury

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