Torts/Personal Injury,
California Courts of Appeal
Dec. 24, 2020
Parents who saw child abused on video have bystander distress claim
The couple said they watched by cell phone from another location as a nurse repeatedly hit their 2-year-old son.
An appellate court has found two parents can sue health care providers after watching a nurse abuse their disabled son by nanny cam. The case could open a potential new avenue of liability for many types of companies.
Dyana and Christopher Ko sued Maxim Healthcare Services Inc. and Thelma Manalastas, a nurse who worked for the company, for negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress. They claimed they watched by cell p...
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