Good lord, $129 million in compensatory damages is absurd.
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Of course human life itself doesn't have a dollar value, but that also means that money cannot replace a lost life.
So, money is basically worthless compared to life. That's why there are huge judgements when someone is found at fault for the death of another.
I think Tesla's apparent carelessness is a factor in this judgement as well.
If you want to see the hole in this argument, try looking at it from the other side- How can you arrive at the conclusion that a life is worth only $329M? Why so low? Why not a billion, or a trillion?
If you have to come up with an objective and dispassionate standard, then I doubt you'd find one where the number it generates is $329 million.
That strikes me as an argument for a judgement of zero dollars, which is the exact opposite of the reality that life is worth infinitely more than money.
;-)
But my overarching point is that $329,000,000 is an absurd and arbitrary number, so for my purposes, either value NULL or 0 would make my case.