Was $55 million too much for Erin Andrews to win?

First, let me say that I think she was wronged; the guy at the Nashville Marriott definitely invaded her privacy and she is most certainly deserving of something.

I am bothered by the $55 million. (I doubt she’ll ever collect it, by the way. The Marriott should appeal for a smaller sum.)

Where is the sanity in that number? What does $55 million even mean for the perpetrator? And was Marriott’s negligence that large? I doubt it.

I have no problem with a more rational damage amount – maybe $5–10 million for emotional distress and the like.

But $55 million? Really?