Coogcheese t1_j3ocug1 wrote
>A Virginia state law limits the total amount awarded for punitive damages to $350,000 per case, but the law does not allow the jury to be advised of the punitive damages cap. Instead, in cases where a jury awards more than the $350,000 in punitive damages, the law requires judges to reduce the award to the maximum.
Possibly the dumbest thing ever....
Law: Hey jury, you get to pick a punitive number...
Jury: Something over 350K
Law: Psych! Can't do that! Haha.
Why not just tell them the max amount upfront and save everyone's time and money?
Rage_Like_Nic_Cage t1_j3ollrg wrote
so the initial headlines can read “So and So fined millions of dollars” and we all walk away feeling like justice was served when in reality it wasn’t.
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