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Negligence
1. Duty
2. Breach
3. Causation
a)  CIF
b)  proximate/legalcause
4. Harm
AdvancedTopics
A.  PrivityofContract
B.  FailuretoAct
C.  PureEconomicLoss
D. NegligentInflictionofEmotionalDistress
E.  WrongfulLifeandWrongfulBirth
F.  OwnersandOccupiersofLand
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AdvancedTopics
A. PrivityofContract
B.  FailuretoAct
C.  PureEconomicLoss
D. NegligentInflictionofEmotionalDistress
E.  WrongfulLifeandWrongfulBirth
F.  OwnersandOccupiersofLand
Hegelv.Langsam
— Nodutytoact
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FailuretoAct
•
Nocommonlawdutytoact(e.g.,nodutyto
rescue,warn,etc.)
•
Exceptionsinclude:
1.  Defendantcausessituationfromwhichplaintiff
needsrescue
2.  Defendantassumesresponsibilitytoactthereby
increasingtheriskofharmorreliancebyplaintiffto
herdetrimentor
3.  Specialrelationship
—  Betweenplaintiffanddefendant
—  Betweendefendantand3rdparty
J.S.andM.S.v.R.T.H.
— Duty?
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Tarasoffv.RegentsofUniv.ofCA
—  commonlaw–nodutytocontrolorwarn
another
—  exceptions–defendantin“specialrelationship”
toeither
—  personwhoseconductneedstobecontrolled
or
—  theforeseeablevictimofthatconduct
—  J.Mosk(concur/dissent)
—  J.Clark(dissent)
AdvancedTopics
A.  PrivityofContract
B.  FailuretoAct
C.  PureEconomicLoss
D.  NegligentInflictionofEmotionalDistress
E.  WrongfulLifeandWrongfulBirth
F.  OwnersandOccupiersofLand
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Aikensv.Debow
— Generally,norecoveryintortfor
pureeconomicinjuries
— exceptions?
AdvancedTopics
A. PrivityofContract
B.  FailuretoAct
C.  PureEconomicLoss
D. NegligentInflictionofEmotionalDistress
E.  WrongfulLifeandWrongfulBirth
F.  OwnersandOccupiersofLand
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Daleyv.LaCroix
— commonlaw–norecoveryin
negligenceformental/emotional
injuriesalone
— exceptions–
— “deathtelegraphs”
— mishandlingcorpses
Daleyv.LaCroix
— physicalimpactnolongerreq’daslong
as
1.  physicalmanifestation
2.  emotionalinjuryw/inormalreactions
3.  physicalharmisnaturalconsequenceof
thefright
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Hedgepethv.WWC
— zoneofphysicaldanger
— concurrence?
Thingv.LaChusa
1. closerelationship
2. presentandaware
3. “seriousemotionaldistress”
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AdvancedTopics
A. PrivityofContract
B.  FailuretoAct
C.  PureEconomicLoss
D. NegligentInflictionofEmotionalDistress
E.  WrongfulLifeandWrongfulBirth
F.  OwnersandOccupiersofLand
Clarkv.Children’sMemorialHosp.
— wrongfulbirth
— specialconcurrence
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WrongfulBirthvs.WrongfulLife
1. WrongfulBirth
¡  Parents’COA
¡  recognizedinmajorityofjurisdictions
2. WrongfulLife
¡  Child’sCOA
¡  recognizedinonlyminorityof
jurisdictions
ProcanikbyProcanikv.Cillo
— wrongfullife
— extraordinaryspecialdamages
— dissent
— concurrence
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Hypo7-7
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