Adults dupe teen into MySpace-assisted suicide

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3. I think the legal question is whether or not a "reasonable person" could have forseen the outcome. If so, then the psycho parents are responsible for the death. I would argue that a reasonable person would forsee that serious harm would come to this child.



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Does US tort law have the "egg shell skull" rule? I.e. take your victims as you find them: the fact this girl was depressed and so the conseqeunces of the action were more extreme than they would have been if she was not depressed, is no excuse.

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It does have an egg shell skull rule. I think the parents have a clear cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Odds are they are judgement proof anyway. i.e. poor white trash.