I think lawsuits are generally vindictive in nature, and it's rarer when they're not. But that aside, looking at it on the other side of the coin a judgement of

I think lawsuits are generally vindictive in nature, and it's rarer when they're not. But that aside, looking at it on the other side of the coin a judgement of $1-$5 million would most likely have bankrupted many an employee. The man had so much money to the point where his family claimed "money was no object". It seems the punishment fits the situation he is in, where given his situation he's been reprimanded in the same manner a mere "commoner" would. Otherwise it reminds me of those congestion fines creeping up across cities. Basically rich people aren't bothered by them and the poor are inconvenienced greatly. I know I'm not bothered by the fines at all, and pay them when I'm hit by them. It would be amiss to let rich people destroy other people's lives through libel because they can afford to pay the "fine".