1. Abuse of Process
2. Account Stated
3. Accounting
4. Assault
5. Battery
6. Breach: 01. Breach of Contract
7. Breach: 02. Breach of Joint Venture Agreement
8. Breach: 03. Breach of Promissory Note
9. Breach: 04. Breach of Third-Party Beneficiary Contract
10. Breach: 05. Breach of Implied in Fact Contract
11. Breach: 06. Breach of Implied in Law Contract
12. Breach: 07. Breach Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing
13. Breach: 08. Breach of Express Warranty
14. Breach: 09. Breach of Implied Warranty
15. Breach: 10. Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose
16. Breach: 11. Breach of Fiduciary Duty
17. Breach: 12. Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Aiding and Abetting
18. Building Code, Violation of
19. Civil Conspiracy
20. Civil Theft
21. Contribution - Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act
22. Conversion
23. Copyright Infringement
24. Declaratory Judgment
25. Defamation by Implication
26. Defamation Libel
27. Defamation Per Se
28. Defamation Slander
29. Dog Bite Common Law
30. Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction
31. Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction
32. Estoppel, Equitable
33. Estoppel, Promissory
34. False Imprisonment
35. Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act
36. Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act
37. Forcible Entry and Detention
38. Fraud
39. Fraud - Constructive
40. Fraud - Fraud in the Performance
41. Fraud - Fraudulent Inducement
42. Fraud - Fraudulent Misrepresentation
43. Fraud - Negligent Misrepresentation
44. Fraud, Aiding and Abetting
45. Fraudulent Nondisclosure with Real Estate Transactions
46. Gross Negligence - Employee v. Employer
47. Implied Way of Necessity
48. Indemnification
49. Indemnification, Contractual
50. Indemnification, Common Law
51. Injunction Permanent
52. Injurious Falsehood
53. Interference with Child Custody
54. Invasion of Privacy
55. Invasion of Privacy - Appropriation
56. Invasion of Privacy - Intrusion
57. Invasion of Privacy - Public Disclosure of Private Facts
58. Legal Malpractice
59. Lien - Charging
60. Lien - Retaining
61. Loss of Consortium – Child
62. Loss of Consortium – Spouse
63. Malicious Prosecution
64. Misleading Advertisement
65. Money Lent
66. Negligence
67. Negligence Fall Down
68. Negligence Motor Vehicle
69. Negligence Stillbirth
70. Negligent Destruction of Evidence
71. Negligent Entrustment
72. Negligent Retention
73. Negligent Security
74. Negligent Supervision
75. Open Account
76. Private Nuisance
77. Professional Negligence
78. Public Nuisance
79. Public Records Act
80. Quantum Meruit
81. Quiet Title
82. Replevin
83. Rescission
84. Slander of Title
85. Specific Performance
86. Statutory Way of Necessity
87. Strict Liability
88. Strict Liability - Design Defect
89. Strict Liability - Failure to Warn
90. Strict Liability - Manufacturing Defect
91. Subrogation, Equitable
92. Tortious Interference: 1. With Advantageous Business Relationship
93. Tortious Interference: 2. With a Contractual Right
94. Tortious Interference: 3. With a Dead Body
95. Tortious Interference: 4. With the Parent-Child Relationship
96. Trade Dress Infringement
97. Trespass
98. Trusts, Constructive Trust
99. Trusts, Resulting Trust
100. Unfair Competition
101. Unfair Competition - Trade Name, Service Mark and Trade Mark Infringement
102. Unjust Enrichment
103. Usurious Transaction
104. Worthless Check
105. Wrongful Birth
106. Wrongful Death
107. Wrongful Interference with Testamentary Expectancy

Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction

1Elements and Case Citations

  1. Defendant’s conduct was intentional or reckless;
  2. Defendant’s conduct was outrageous;
  3. Defendant’s conduct caused emotional distress; and
  4. Plaintiff suffered severe emotional distress.

Defendants are also liable for physical harm resulting from severe emotional distress. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. McCarson, 467 So 2d 277, 278-279 (Fla. 1985).

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