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The Bystander’s Legal Standing: Duty, Liability, and Rights

Meta Description: Understand the complex legal position of a bystander in U.S. law, covering the “no duty to act” rule, exceptions like Good Samaritan laws, and the potential for recovery in negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) claims. Every day, people find themselves in the role of a bystander—someone present at an event, like an […]

and, but if you do, Bystander, Bystander Rule, civil liability, Criminal Law, criminal statutes, Duty of Care, emotional distress, even accidental ones, foreseeability, Good Samaritan law, in a legal context, in rare instances, legal obligation, Liability, Negligence, NIED, on the other hand, parent, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Strict Liability, Tort Law, witness, Zone of Danger