The “Emotional Damage” meme has taken the internet by storm, resonating with audiences for its relatable and humorous take on life’s challenges. The meme originates from a comedic skit by YouTuber and ...

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 ...

Damages are an element to proving almost any civil claim, but is an essential element to all defamation and privacy claims. For those who have experienced online defamation and online harassment, it ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Some of the line-drawing comes from a footnote in the legislative ...

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 ...

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 ...

The NY Court of Appeals refused to overrule a 20-year-old ruling that bars mothers from recovering emotional damages for injuries to their children during birth, citing stare decisis. Dissents argued ...