Emotional Distress Suit Over ‘Inhumane’ Deposition Is Axed
A novel suit charging that ‘inhumane’ questions at a medical malpractice deposition caused emotional distress has been disqualified at the starting gate. A New Jersey judge on Thursday dismissed the suit, which claimed that a defense lawyer acted tortiously by asking the father of a dead infant whether he felt his wife had played a role in the death by handling the child roughly. The judge
