DATELINE: California—where apparently $100 million verdicts are becoming so common that they barely qualify as news anymore.
As we have previously reported, California juries continue to hand down “nuclear” and even “thermonuclear” employment verdicts at an alarming rate. The latest addition to that growing list comes from San Diego, where a jury awarded a former substance abuse counselor $105 million after concluding she was terminated for reporting workplace harassment, a hidden camera, and patient safety violations.
The jury found in the employee’s favor and returned the latest staggering verdict, including $70 million in punitive damages…