Forensic Psychiatry & Medicine Emotional and Physical Damages

Massachusetts State Supreme Court Affirms that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a Physical Disorder
Paul P. Sullivan & Mary J. McDonald v. Boston Gas Company (605 N.E.2d 805 (Mass. 1993))

Homeowners brought action against a natural gas utility, seeking damages for lost property, lost wages, and financial expenses related to gas explosion which caused destruction of their home, and also seeking compensation for negligent infliction of emotional distress. The court ruled that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder meets the "physical harm rule."


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