Although, I'd say most of the time the complaints are thrown out by the judge due to their frivolous nature...
The award by juries--what kind of cases? I wonder what happens upon appeal. This has been a traditionally very restricted award. I can believe they are thrown out--possibly for the fact that the claim is not supported by the restrictive framework for traditional awards under this theory.
In any occassion, I still stand by my statement that intentional infliction of emotional distress is not applicable in this case. Am I saying they don't deserve it? Heck no. I'd love to see the policemen pay personally through the nose for what they did. I just think that realistically this family will have to get their pound of flesh via different causes of action.