$75,000 isn't enough to make a statement with a**holes like Murtha. Wish he'd sue for $50,000,000. That would make jokers like Murtha think before opening their idiotic mouth.
$75000 is perfect. It's not worth fighting, but if he settles, he has to admit guilt.
He is suing for, I would assume, much more than $75,000. The $75,000 is listed because it is the jurisdictional minimum for a suit in that court. The actual damages could be any amount above that.