claims. among them, finding five defendants were liable for racial, religious or ethnic harassment or violence under a virginia state law and that all the defendants participated in a conspiracy. >> i think this verdict today is a message that this country does not tolerate violence based on racial and religious hatred in any form. >> reporter: in addition, james alex fields jr., the driver of the car that plowed into the crowd of counterprotesters killing one and injuring dozens was found liable for more than $12 million for assault or battery and for inflicting emotional distress. >> there's going to be accountability for the people who did this. >> reporter: more than half of the damages against fields, the rest spread among various defendants from the white nationalist movement. >> the defendants in the case are destitute. none of them have any money. i don't know how any of the plaintiffs are going to get anything for any of this. >> reporter: the organizers conspired to commit racial violence or failed to prevent it. the evidence included victim