It’s not enough. For the dramatic MULTIPLE LEVELS of negligence, the injury to the director, PLUS the horrific wrongful death of the cinematographer, $6 mil is low.
Not really that low. There are jury instructions that tell the jury that the damage award should not be based on the eggregiousness of the negligence. Juries don’t always follow that in reality. Wrongful death cdamages are capped at the amount of the pecuniary loss - some wrongful death cases are actually worthless. This is a jury case in contrast to most. As far as the injured guy, I seriously doubt his injury will be permanent, except for some scarring. National media will make an indefensible case defensible.