do compensatory damages include emotional distress 
compensatory damages can refer to emotional distress including mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life the bottom lineto receive compensatory damages the plaintiff has to prove that a loss occurred compensatory damages as the name implies hope to compensate for any damages whether physical emotional or mental they are not to be confused with punitive or treble damages correction july 30 2023 this article previously stated that treble damages are invoked when a plaintiff has purposely or willfully violated a law it has been corrected to read that damages are invoked when a defendant has purposely or willfully violated a law 