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COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
 
 
A jury awarded emotional distress damages of $140,000. The court capped the award at $10,000. Because the employee had minimal evidence of emotional injuries or mental distress, a higher award would shock the judicial conscience.
 
(Reiter v. Met. Transp. Auth. of New York, S.D.N.Y.)
 
 
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