The jury actually ruled the family of Betty Thomas should receive $375M to “compensate” them for her wrongful death.  Not only was she stabbed and left to die alone, this was a murder that could have been avoided had Spectrum acted on the warning signs of a desperate, mentally unstable employee and had the company been more diligent about securing its vans and equipment.
This murder did not need to happen.  The jury further decided that Spectrum’s negligence was so egregious and intentionally criminal that it awarded the family an additional $7B (billion with a ‘B’).  It is a massive ruling that was clearly made to send a message to Spectrum.  The only way to make a company change is to hit them where it hurts – which is in their profits.