Donna Frame

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's reversal of the emotional‑distress award, holding that parents cannot recover for emotional distress caused by a physician's misdiagnosis of their child because the injury was not a shocking, contemporaneously observed event. The Court also affirmed the wrongful‑death judgment. Justice Wilentz, concurring, agreed with the result but cautioned against expanding liability without a suitable case.