mental pain

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.

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

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".

The men are asking for compensation for the “fear, humiliation, embarrassment, mental pain, suffering and inconvenience” they endured and punitive damages, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Brooklyn.

Torres Martinez is seeking unspecified “general damages for past, present and future pain, distress, anguish and suffering, including physical and mental pain and suffering, inconvenience, emotional stress, and impairment of the quality of life,” as well as other damages, the lawsuit states.