{"id":5878,"date":"2016-02-18T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5878"},"modified":"2016-02-18T06:57:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T12:57:34","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-confirms-requirement-proof-physical-impact-direct-victim-emotional-distress-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-confirms-requirement-proof-physical-impact-direct-victim-emotional-distress-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Confirms the Requirement of Proof of Physical Impact in Direct Victim Emotional Distress Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a divided opinion, Illinois law on negligence still requires proof of physical impact in \u201cdirect victim\u201d emotional distress cases. There was a strong dissent written by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/appellatecourt\/judges\/bio_harriss.asp\">Justice Sheldon A. Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Melinda Schweihs lost her mortgage foreclosure case and was packing to move out of her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northbrook.il.us\">Northbrook <\/a>home when two subcontractors of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safeguardproperties.com\">Safeguard Properties Inc.<\/a> mistakenly concluded that the property had been abandoned. Her car was parked in the driveway. The men broke into the house to implement an \u201cinitial secure order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unexpected confrontation with the intruders supposedly scared Schweihs. She brought a lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chase.com\/mortgage\">Chase Home Finance,<\/a> Safeguard and the subcontractors, alleging negligent infliction of emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-confirms-requirement-proof-physical-impact-direct-victim-emotional-distress-cases\/#more-5878\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a divided opinion, Illinois law on negligence still requires proof of physical impact in \u201cdirect victim\u201d emotional distress cases. There was a strong dissent written by Justice Sheldon A. Harris. 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