A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to about $6 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings a hoax.
I guess a simple way might be steal $1B, make $1M off it
The courts generally recognize the time-value of money. If you steal $1 and make $.10 on it, then you’ve deprived the person you stole from of the same ROI. In fact, you’ve demonstrated the deprived returns by investing it.
Unless they allow someone to collect for potential gains
So, back to the car example. If you deprive someone of a car and that costs them their job, you’re liable for the wages they lost when they lost their job.
The courts generally recognize the time-value of money. If you steal $1 and make $.10 on it, then you’ve deprived the person you stole from of the same ROI. In fact, you’ve demonstrated the deprived returns by investing it.
So, back to the car example. If you deprive someone of a car and that costs them their job, you’re liable for the wages they lost when they lost their job.