Originally Posted by
Wally Bird
The Los Angeles jury, comprised of five men and seven women, found "Candid Camera" and Peter Funt liable for negligence, false imprisonment and intentional misrepresentation, but cleared them of claims of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The jury awarded Zenlick a total of $300,000 in punitive damages, with Peter Funt and the show ordered to pay $150,000 each.
And it seems only 6 rubes fell for it:
http://power-of-attorneys.com/candid_camera.htm
By this logic, each airline passenger should be able to collect $150,000 from TSA and and equal amount from the pizza box brigade member who put 'em through the CancerPorn scanner.