Are you sure about that? The jury recommended punitive damages, but as I understand it, in Connecticut the judge decides the punitive damage amounts in a later trial phase. I think today's number includes no punitive damages.
> This case presented the greatest financial risk to Mr. Jones, because he was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, by using lies about the shooting to sell products on Infowars. There is no cap on punitive damages under that law.
> ...
> The next step will be for the judge to consider punitive damages, which would be in addition to Wednesday’s verdict.
tptacek|3 years ago
cjohnson318|3 years ago
shagie|3 years ago
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/12/us/alex-jones-verdic...
> This case presented the greatest financial risk to Mr. Jones, because he was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, by using lies about the shooting to sell products on Infowars. There is no cap on punitive damages under that law.
> ...
> The next step will be for the judge to consider punitive damages, which would be in addition to Wednesday’s verdict.
The article How the jury divided $965 million in damages among the plaintiffs in the case. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/alex-jones-da...
This has a breakdown of the compensatory damages and you get things like:
> Defamation/slander damages, past and future: $60 million
> Emotional distress damages, past and future: $60 million
> Total damages: $120 million
for one defendant. As there were 14 defendants, this can sum up quite quickly.
gnopgnip|3 years ago
Cyberdog|3 years ago