a) What are the elements of intentional infliction of emotional distress?
b) According to the appeals court, how does the law determine whether a defendant's conduct is sufficiently extreme to constitute this tort?
c) Don't the defendants have a First Amendment right to express their opinions?
d) Then how can the appeals court reverse the trial court's dismissal? Isn't the court diminishing the defendants' First Amendment rights?
e) Does the appeals court ruling mean that the plaintiffs have proven their case of intentional infliction of emotional distress?