Q: Federal case law examples of municipality defendants paying non-economic compensatory damages for emotional injury?
I am suing a Michigan municipality for multiple crimes that have irreparably injured me, an individual homeowner in the municipality. The federal crimes include gross violations of due process and equal treatment, all documented by hard evidence. Their criminal actions are so blatant that they have not even raised the possible defense of "government immunity". My economic injury is modest. Simply multiplying economic cost is the wrong way to determine damages. The significant injury I have suffered (and am continuing to suffer) is from their campaign of terror causing emotional "pain and suffering".
My situation is similar to the injury suffered by a retired individual kidnapped and psychologically tortured while imprisoned for three years. Retired, so no income loss. Kidnappers provided food, clothing and shelter so little economic injury. But the individual certainly suffered, even if without medical treatment, they appear to function once released because of their resiliency.
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