In Lawler v. Montblanc North America, where Lawler, a store manager, was fired after telling her employer that she could not work more than 20 hours a week due to a medical condition. She sued for emotional distress but lost at trial. For the appeals court to reverse the district court's judgment for the defendant it held that Lawler would have had to show that:
A) the defendant committed an act amounting to extreme or outrageous conduct
B) the defendant had the intent to cause extreme emotional distress
C) the defendant's conduct was the actual cause or proximate cause of plaintiff's injury
D) Lawler must show more than "anxiety" and "sleeplessness"
E) all of the other choices are part of the appeal's court reasoning
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