Had their child not been killed they wouldn't have instructed their lawyers to seek $150m for defamation, which to be fair is pretty much the same as libel in this case. However the point of my post was to express my dismay at what I see as even more barmy behaviour taking place in the US. If we get into the fine detail of this case then we've missed the point.The damages have nothing to do with the loss of their child, it was a libel trial and the damages are for the years of abuse the families received from morons who believed Jones’ ridiculous claims.