| Emotional Distress Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $2,500,000 | For 10 weeks after a student was murdered, the college told her family she died in an accident. The student body was also not informed there was a murder. | Estate of Dickinson v. Eastern Michigan University Matter not filed, No. not filed (12/06/07) |
| $1,005,000 | When a laborer's pickup struck a disabled man's car, the man was killed and his rancher son suffered injuries to his back and leg. |
Avila v. Martin Fresno Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 07 CE CG 02695 AMC (01/11/08) |
| $1,000,000 | A restaurant hostess who suffered disfiguring scars of her face and one hand was ridiculed by local "shock jocks" on a morning radio show. | Andrikopolous v. J.R. Gach Albany, N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 2702/06 (12/05/07) |
| $335,810 | An artist was aggressively pursued by a credit collection agency for a credit card debt she hadn't incurred. | Komarova v. MBNA America Bank San Francisco Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. CGC-06-456891 (01/02/08) |
| $110,000 | A driver claimed she injured her neck when scared by another driver, who was in a police car flashing his lights at her. The man was a Parks Commission employee. | Beckermeister v. Palisades Interstate Park Boro Bergen Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. BER-L-5022-06 (01/23/08) |
| $100,836 | A woman claimed that she was sexually harassed by a health club owner while she was employed as a receptionist and administrative worker at the club. | Callahan v. Fitness Evolution I, L.P. Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 04-5000-K (12/05/07) |
| $100,000 | While employed as a newspaper editor, a woman was sexually harassed by her supervisor. She contended he overlooked her for assignments and promotions. | Ruhling v. Tribune Company E.D.N.Y., No. 04-CV-2430 (11/21/07) |
| Defense | An IT director claimed that Business Week magazine identified him as having health problems. The publisher argued no one ever told them he must remain anonymous. |
Tilton v. McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. W.D. Wash., No. 06-CV-00098 (12/11/07) |
| Defense | A man discovered his name was wrongly included on a city's sex offender website. The city argued that it removed his name as soon as he pointed out the error. | Bedwell v. City of Big Spring W.D. Texas, No. 1:07-cv-00047 (12/20/07) |
| Defense | A condo tenant claimed he was held responsible for Building Department violations. Defense contended his claim of illegal entry wasn't valid, as he was not the owner of the property. | Zaklama v. Hernandez D.N.J., No. 2:03-CV-04654-SDW-MCA (09/21/07) |
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