In some cases, you will be entitled to recover compensation for mental
distress and trauma after being involved in a car accident. This will
be part of the overall pain and suffering damages that you receive.
Emotional distress, or mental anguish, is when someone’s actions
causes you to suffer mental harm. In order to prove that you are suffering
from emotional distress, you will need to show that:
The distress is not fleeting
The actions of the defendant caused the distress
The distress you are suffering is significant and substantial