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wildbill88 t1_j3nv4kv wrote

Then what's the point of awarding so much if the jury is not privy to the limit?

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picado t1_j3nx2c7 wrote

"We don't need to regulate corporations because if they do bad stuff then they'll get punished by lawsuits."

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"You can't punish corporations with lawsuits."

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"Corporations are above the law."

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Flatline2962 t1_j3nxh3e wrote

Because the jury does it's job and then the courts overturn the Jury's verdict essentially.

In theory the juries don't get told about the cap because they'd just move the damages over to compensatory damages instead of punitive. In reality it's just an end-run around wealthy people being truly damaged from punitive damages.

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jigokubi t1_j3o5jad wrote

Imagine a middle-class individual being fined $350,000. Now imagine a large corporation or a billionaire being fined the same amount. They found the sweet spot to punish normal people while letting the rich off the hook.

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[deleted] t1_j3o71sp wrote

The point is to keep people from asking questions. There's zero doubt in my mind that the first amount was accurate to how much damage they did. But of course....the people of the city and state are the ones who paid for it. That's why they let the jury award it knowing it won't go through. To keep a lid on logical outrage.

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