The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, applying California law, has held that without physical injury, emotional distress damages alone are insufficient to establish ...

In California FEHA settlements, plaintiffs often recover damages for both emotional distress and lost wages—but how are those payments taxed? Employers often compel an allocation in damages between ...

Sometimes, we behave in ways that can be confusing even to ourselves Struggling to trust others, even in situations where trust is typically expected, can be a telltale sign of emotional damage. This ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Join Steven He, the creator behind the viral "Emotional Damage" meme, as he discusses the journey of internet fame, content ...

A witness to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a lawsuit against the city due to the alleged emotional damage caused by the disturbing ...

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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled "medical malpractice claims" is broad enough to include a mother's emotional distress damages during an allegedly traumatic birth caused by health care ...

Emotional distress is the mental suffering accident and injury victims experience as an emotional response to a particular event. In tort law, two cases of action involve the infliction of emotional ...

CHEYENNE — Damages can’t be recovered for emotional injuries suffered due to the loss of a pet, according to a Wyoming Supreme Court opinion issued Wednesday. Justices came to this conclusion in April ...