Family wants $990,500 for student's 'severe' basketball injury

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The boy is seeking $785,000, of which $35,000 is for current and future medical bills, $250,000 is for lost future earnings and $500,000 is for damages.
The parents seek $205,500, mainly for damages linked to what the claim calls "emotional distress arising from witnessing the harm to their child." All told, the family is seeking $990,500.

Aren't we taking this a bit too far?

I thought the point of most of this money was to help for lost future wages and damages....... i.e., now the player can no longer be a basketball superstar because he has a bad/possibly scarred hand.

Please to be explaining - How does that disqaulify him from discovering an IT company, or becoming an astronaut, or even movie star (minus a hand model of course)?