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hijinked t1_j3nxr8j wrote

Reply to comment by Flatline2962 in Virginia judge decreases punitive damages owed by Unite the Right organizers from $24 million to $350,000 by WhoIsJolyonWest

They don't want the jury to simply raise the compensatory damages to make up for the punitive damages cap.

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Flatline2962 t1_j3o24wd wrote

That's the argument, but the reality of the law is that they don't want to damage or inconvenience truly wealthy people doing horrendous things.

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SatanicNotMessianic t1_j3nyc26 wrote

Which is exactly what the jury should be allowed to do. It should be illegal to allow a jury to proceed under a misunderstanding of the law.

If I were a juror, I would advise my fellow jurors of anything and everything I could discover relative to the case, but it should be unlawful for a court to lie by omission like this.

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