Quill v. Trans World Airlines

Dean Abrahamson (plaintiff) experienced a terrifying 40-second high-speed dive on a TWA (defendant) flight that came within five seconds of crashing before pilots regained control; afterward he suffered recurring adrenaline surges, sweaty hands, and elevated pulse and blood pressure on subsequent flights, and a jury awarded him $50,000 for negligent infliction of emotional distress, which TWA challenged as insufficiently severe physical manifestation.