F.C.M.B. v. Abdul Gafaru & Co. Ltd.: Can a Company Have a Reputation but Not a Heart?
The Supreme Court's recent decision in F.C.M.B. v. Abdul Gafaru & Co. Ltd.[i] has generated considerable discussion within legal circles. Much of that discussion has understandably focused on the Court's conclusion that a company cannot recover damages for emotional distress, humiliation, trauma, anxiety or other forms of personal suffering because a company, unlike a human being, is incapable of experiencing such emotions.