Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28. The Supreme Court held that a recognized psychiatric diagnosis isn't an essential precondition to compensation for negligently caused mental injury. The claimant must still prove serious and prolonged disturbance and satisfy the other elements of negligence.
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Saadati v. Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28
The Supreme Court held that a recognized psychiatric diagnosis isn't an essential precondition to compensation for negligently caused mental injury. The claimant must still prove serious and prolonged disturbance and satisfy the other elements of negligence.
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