judgment notwithstanding the verdict

• Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict

A judgment entered by the court in favor of one party even though the jury returned a verdict for the opposing party. The ph...

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• Diplomate Health Care, L.L.C. v. Coury, (Ohio 2011)

statute of frauds, directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, App.R. 16(A)(7), promissory estoppel, hearsay, motion for a new trial

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Reduction in Verdict

Attorneys for the former owners of the Doe Run lead smelter in Herculaneum are working hard to get a $358.5 million verdict thrown out or reduced. Last week lawyers for Fluor Corp., A.T. Massey Coal Co. and Doe Run Investment Holding Corp., all part of the former Doe Run Co. Partnership, filed six post-trial motions -- totaling 204 pages -- asking St. Louis Circuit Judge Dennis Schaumann for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, an amended judgment and reductions in the amount of the compensatory and punitive damage awards.

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• September 26, 2011

• Amore v. Ohio Turnpike Comm., (Ohio 2011)

nuisance, hearsay, judgment notwithstanding the verdict,

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• Palivoda v. Felix, (Ohio 2011)

CIVIL - abuse of process; judgment notwithstanding the verdict; Civ.R. 50(B); malicious prosecution; ulterior purpose; probable cause

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• Hewitt v. L.E. Myers Co., (Ohio 2011)

Trial court properly denied defendant-employer’s motion for directed verdict and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on liability when construing the evidence most strongly in plaintiff-employee’s favor, reasonable minds could disagree on whether the employer deliberately removed an equipment safety guard under R.C. 2745.01(C). The trial court properly denied employer’s motion for directed verdict and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on future damages when employee suffered objective injuries.

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• D.A.N. Joint Venture III, L.P. v. Med-XS Solutions, Inc., (Ohio 2012)

CIVIL- motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; motion for a new trial; manifest weight of the evidence; speculative damages; fair market value; duplicative damages; compensatory damages; fraudulent transfer; R.C. 1336.04(A)(1)

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• Fiorilli Constr., Inc. v. A. Bonamase Contracting, Inc., (Ohio 2011)

POST-TRIAL MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL; JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT; MOTION FOR PREJUDGMENT INTEREST; BREACH OF CONTRACT; PRECLUDED CLAIMS; EVIDENCE; MANIFEST WEIGHT

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• Harper v. Lefkowitz, (Ohio 2010)

Trial court did not err in granting motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial.

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• Innovative Technologies Corp. v. Advanced Mgt. Technology, Inc., (Ohio 2011)

Trial court did not err when it overruled appellant/cross-appellee’s motion for summary judgment, motion for directed verdict, motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and motion for new trial. Sufficient evidence was adduced in the record which established that appellee/cross-appellant would have won a government contract in August of 2001 but for the tortious conduct of appellant/cross-appellee. Trial court did not abuse its discretion when it granted appellant’s motion for remittitur regarding compensatory and punitive damages awarded by the jury. Ratio of 2.96:1 for punitive and compensatory damages was appropriate and not unconstitutionally excessive. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorneys’ fees to appellee’s counsel. Nature, duration, and compl...

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