Mental Anguish: What Is It?

Summary Judgment: The ins, outs, and in-betweens of Personal Injury Law

11/01/24 • 13 min

In this episode of Summary Judgment, Josh and Aaron discuss how the Texas court defines "Mental Anguish" and why it is often difficult for cases to recover damages for mental anguish in their pleadings.

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11/01/24 • 13 min

Summary Judgment: The ins, outs, and in-betweens of Personal Injury Law - Mental Anguish: What Is It?

Transcript

0:00:00.1 Aaron: Hey, Josh.
0:00:01.8 Josh: Hey, Aaron.
0:00:02.9 Aaron: Ask me the definition of mental anguish right now.
0:00:04.1 Josh: What's the definition of mental anguish right now?
0:00:07.5 Aaron: In Texas, it's a high degree of emotional pain or stress beyond mere worry, vexation, embarrassment, anger, or frustration. Do you know why I asked you to ask me that?
0:00:19.8 Josh: Yes, I do.
0:00:21.5 Aaron: I was gonna forget it.
0:00:23.7 Josh: But you had it r

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