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Length of event does not bar claim for grief reaction

A claim from a secondary victim for pathological grief reaction was not defeated by the fact that the precipitating event was spread over 36 hours. In the case at issue, the death of a 10-month old son as a result of the defendant’s alleged negligence.

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