$7 billion verdict awarded after Charter Spectrum tried to forge documents in a murder case

A jury in Texas found Charter Communications liable for

from the family of Betty Jo McClain Thomas, an 83-year-old woman who was stabbed to death by one of its employees in December 2019. The $7 billion is in addition to $375 million in compensatory damages the jury assigned in June.

The explanation behind the staggering figure of the verdict goes well beyond the horrific…