impact rule

impact rule. Torts. The common-law requirement that physical contact must have occurred to allow damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress. • This rule has been abandoned in most jurisdictions. — Also termed physical-impact rule. [Cases: Damages 50. C.J.S. Damages § 96; Torts §§ 74, 80–81, 83.]
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