[baybal2]

Compared to payouts in other common law jurisdictions, that is, indeed, laughable.

[ztoben]

What would a typical payout be?

[baybal2]

Add two zeroes. In commom common law, defamation damages are all, but damages: they are a sum of assumed and punitive damages. If accused is a corp., already large punitive damages are scaled to its size.

UK's record damages were in above GPB 2M

[bloak]

Punitive damages are a daft concept and only exist in the USA, I hope.

GPB must be the Guadalupe Banana, right? Perhaps they have punitive damages in Guadalupe...

[balabaster]

I reckon $500 million should do it :P