It's probably not a good thing for society when millions of dollars are routinely awarded in damages everytime someone feels hurt in whatever degree or fashion. Initially I was inclined to say that the defendents had it coming. 10 million bucks is an incentive to stop whatever it is you're doing, but since the article mentioned that their possessions are worth only a tiny fraction of that amount it's obviously overkill. And while the late soldier's relatives went through a terrible thing, it's a big stretch to say that they're entitled to become millionaires.