Grandparents Can Recover Emotional Distress Damages Under ‘Zone of Danger' Rule

A grandparent who saw her 2-year-old granddaughter get hit by falling debris, causing her death, can recover emotional distress damages as a bystander under the “zone of danger” rule, New York’s top court has ruled.

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