# 329: Listen and Learn -- Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (Torts) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts.md Podcast: [The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444) Published: 2025-10-13T09:00:53+00:00 Episode link: https://barexamtoolbox.libsyn.com/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/barexamtoolbox/BET_Podcast_LL_-_Negligent_Infliction_of_Emotional_Distress_Torts.mp3?dest-id=678059 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444/episodes/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts Duration seconds: 1074 ## Resource Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode explains the concept of negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) in tort law, outlining the four specific situations in which a plaintiff can recover for emotional harm caused by another's negligence. In this episode, we discuss: A review of the elements of negligence The four situations in which NIED claims are valid Negligent versus intentional infliction of emotional distress Hypotheticals and examples illustrating NIED Resources: "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2010 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2010-CBX.pdf) California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2011 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/February-2011-CBX.pdf) Podcast Episode 316: Spotlight on Torts (Part 1 – Negligence) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-316-spotlight-on-torts-part-1-negligence/) Download the Transcript ( https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts/ ) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486 ) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website ( https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/ ). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates ( https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-po… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444/episodes/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-the-bar-exam-with-less-stress-457444/329-listen-and-learn-negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress-torts.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.