When a sum like that is awarded, it usually goes to an appeals court which strikes it down.
The article doesn’t get into how the damages were calculated. Was this a percentage of Tesla’s earnings during the period of discrimination? Because holy cow, that’s a lot of money.
Is there any study or research on punitive damages and how jury's tend to award them across modern history?
Just a heads up, apostrophes are only needed for use with possessives.