What is the quantum of damages awarded by a jury in a motor vehicle accident case?

On balance, then, the facts justify a substantial penalty which is sufficient to punish an entity of great wealth for an egregiously wrongful act, but not an award which so far exceeds the applicable statutory penalty and the actual harm done to the plaintiff as this one does. We conclude that the amount awarded by the jury is in excess of the sum necessary to satisfy the state's "legitimate interests in punishing unlawful conduct and deterring its repetition." (BMW v. Gore, supra, at p. ----, 116 S.Ct. at p. 1595.)