A Louisiana federal district court denied summary judgment to a sheriff on a negligent infliction of emotional distress claim brought on behalf of a ten-year-old boy with ADHD, oppositional defiance disorder, and mood disorders who was allegedly held in a chokehold, handcuffed, and dragged during his arrest at school, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding whether special circumstances created an especial likelihood of serious mental distress.
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