A Morris County, N.J., jury has returned a $10 million punitive damages verdict in an age discrimination suit against Avaya Inc. of Basking Ridge, N.J. Tuesday's verdict, believed to be a record in New Jersey in an age bias case, came a day after the jury awarded $743,000 in compensatory damages to Nicholas Saffos of Yorktown Heights, N.Y…. Saffos alleged that his termination as business relationship manager in Avaya's real estate department…was part of a purge of older workers... [C]ompany spokeswoman Lynn Newman...[said] "we do not believe there is any basis for this type of award" and that Avaya is considering its options, including an appeal.