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A jury is allowed to consider the size of the company when deciding on punitive damages.

Note well: That doesn't make it sane; it just makes it somewhat within the bounds of the law.

What's actually (probably) going to happen is that Bayer will appeal, and the damages will be massively reduced in the appeals court.



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