The article claims $200,000 in punitive damages... which means the claim was $300,000 in actual damages? It's hard to imagine what damages the patient suffered

The article claims $200,000 in punitive damages... which means the claim was $300,000 in actual damages? It's hard to imagine what damages the patient suffered besides embarrassment. It seems very pat. It sounds like everyone in the theatre was ripping into the guy, which suggests a backstory in pre-op. And then the recorder was accidentally left on. I wasn't in the room, obviously, and there's probably much more information that influenced the jury. But still, weird. Edit: the recorder wasn't "accidentally" left on, the patient turned it on before the operation to capture post-op instructions.