mental pain

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Zwerner’s attorneys argued school administrators ignored pleas from staff members to search the boy for a gun and Zwerner sought damages to compensate for her post-traumatic stress disorder and physical and mental pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“I have learned over time that the mental pain is related to the inability to move.”

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

She wants a jury trial and unspecified compensatory damages; a financial judgment for mental pain, anguish and emotional distress; punitive and exemplary damages, and payment of legal fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

According to the 60-page lawsuit, seen by the BBC, Ms Mangroe is seeking damages for "lost wages" and for "mental pain and anguish and severe emotional distress".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

It is not living, but the quality thereof, which for me determines my capacity to endure physical or mental pain.

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann