Jury Awards $7 Billion in Punitive Damages Against Cable Company for “Negligent Hiring” of Employee Who Murdered Customer

Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 26, 2022, a jury in Dallas County awarded $7 billion in punitive damages against a cable company for “systemic safety failures” that led to the “negligent hiring” of a field technician who murdered an 83-year-old customer in her home in 2019, according to a news report…