A federal judge in Pennsylvania slashed a jury’s $20 million punitive damages award in favor of an employee to $1 million, finding the ratio between the multimillion-dollar punitive damages amount and a $500,000 compensatory damages award to be disproportionate.

In April, a jury awarded the plaintiff, Patricia Holmes, $20 million in punitive damages, and $500,000 in compensatory damages in a hostile work environment case against home health services company American HomePatient. The defendant subsequently filed a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, a motion for a new trial or remittitur, or a motion to amend the judgment.