emotional distress. While the requisite harm need not be severe, as it must in the case of intentionally inflicted emotional harm, it must at least demonstrate that a plaintiffs distress is real. See Quill v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 361 N.W.2d 438, 443 (Minn.Ct.App.1985). That determination depends to a large degree upon the nature and circumstances of the alleged underly ing cause. See id. For example, in some zone of danger cases, the plaintiffs experience is so shocking that there can be little doubt as to the genuineness of the claimed distress. See id. (requiring only relatively mild physical symptoms to demonstrate emotional distress where plaintiff experienced a 34,000 foot free-fall in a commercial airliner); cf. Leaon v. Washington County, 397 N.W.2d 867, 875 (Minn.1986) (<HOLDING>). However, in cases applying the exception to
recognizing torts of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress recognizing the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress holding that to recover damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress based on fear of contracting aids plaintiff must allege actual exposure to hiv holding that a party claiming negligent infliction of emotional distress cannot recover for emotional disturbance alone holding that loss of weight and feelings of anger fear and bitterness were insufficient to support claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress where male plaintiff was allegedly forced to participate on stage with a female stripper at a stag party