Jury Awards Over $167M In Punitive Damages In Meta Verdict Against Spyware Firm

( May 7, 2025, 1:38 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal jury on May 6 issued a verdict finding that an Israeli-based manufacturer of spyware violated a California computer fraud law and should pay punitive damages of $167,254,000 and compensatory damages of $444,719 to plaintiffs WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms Inc....