This article explores how the law limits the amount of money someone can get as punishment in court. It looks at whether these penalties are meant to settle disagreements between individuals or if they are there to protect the public. The writers found that the Supreme Court sees these penalties more as serving the public's interests, similar to criminal punishments. However, they also focus on how the person who was hurt should be the one benefiting, not others. Because of this, the penalties should only be based on the harm that person suffered, and cannot be used to punish for harm done to others. This means that if the penalty is only symbolic, the amount of money someone can get as punishment will be limited. The Court thinks that each case should be treated individually, even though they are worried about the amount of money being unpredictable.