If damages are supposed to be a compensation for injuries suffered, how is it possible that Armstrong suffered $4.5 Million dollars worth of injury?
Even assuming that the damages were punitive, I would consider anything much above $100,000 to be excessive:
http://www.accident-claim-expert.co.uk/compensation-amounts/eye-injury-claims.htmlBlindness in both eyes:
Blindness in both of your eyes can lead to compensation of: up to £173,000