A brutish investment banker was ordered yesterday to pay his ex-wife $500,000 for repeatedly abusing her during their tumultuous courtship and brief marriage.
The jury verdict against Jason Meyers awarded Myriam Allam the entire $200,000 she sought for pain and suffering and $300,000 to punish Meyers for his beastly behavior.
Allam, 32, nodded and smiled as the decision was announced in Manhattan federal court after about two hours of deliberations, while Meyers, 45, frowned across the room.
“We view this as a vindication of the rights of women caught in abusive relationships,” said Robert Tolchin, one of Allam’s lawyers.
An allegation that Meyers swiped a ring from Allam and sold it to pay “personal debts” was withdrawn midway through the three-day trial.
