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.
I hope so because in order to pound home to these congressional jerks who do nothing but feed on the public trough is to hit them where it hurts, i.e., in the billfold. I know the Marine won't get the $50,000,000 but it sure makes an impact. Plus, it's about time that these congressional jerks are held to some kind of standard when a war is ongoing. And I hope that the Marine sues personally and professionally so that the govt isn't on the hook totally in defending this POS. Sheesh!
Right. Many states passed legislation or court ruls that forbade statement a hyped up amount, but inform the court the damages exceed, i.e. are in "excess of $XXX" (a certain level).