Tag: Tortious Evolution

  • Tortious Evolution: The Forensic Reclassification of PTSD as a Bodily Injury

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    For decades, common law legal systems maintained a strict separation between physical trauma and psychological damage. Within personal injury frameworks, workers seeking damages under specialized insurance schemes frequently faced severe legal hurdles if their condition lacked a direct physical injury. A fascinating case handled by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Casey v Pel-Air…