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...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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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

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

nuisance, hearsay, judgment notwithstanding the verdict,

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Commentary: Judge Affirms $6.5m Jury Verdict Against the City of Forest Grove

In fall 2011, a jury awarded David Hill Development $6.5 million against the city of Forest Grove for constitutional violations stemming from its delayed issuance of final approval for a subdivision. In October, responding to a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the judge largely upheld the jury's decision, modifying it only with regard to the claim that obligations to make off-site improvements violated the Takings Clause.

• Daily Journal of Commerce
• December 19, 2012

• Ball v. Stark, (Ohio 2013)

The trial court did not err in bifurcating the issues of liability and damage for trial; ruling on appellants' objections during trial; instructing the jury; overruling appellants' motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively, a new trial; or granting appellees' partial motion for summary judgment.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Md. Court of Special Appeals Restores Stroke Verdict

An Edgemere man whose stroke symptoms were diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome has convinced an appellate court to reinstate the $1.1 million verdict a jury awarded him in his medical malpractice suit. The Court of Special Appeals said the trial judge erred in granting the defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in May 2011. Attorneys for the defendants argued there was no evidence presented during a nine-day trial that showed their clients caused David Barnes' injuries, and Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ruth Ann Jakubowski agreed.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• April 03, 2013

• Ball v. Stark, (Ohio 2012)

The trial court did not err in bifurcating the issues of liability and damage for trial; ruling on appellants' objections during trial; instructing the jury; overruling appellants' motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively, a new trial; or granting appellees' partial motion for summary judgment.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• 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.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Palivoda v. Felix, (Ohio 2011)

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

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Jeffrey v. Marietta Mem. Hosp., (Ohio 2013)

Judgment affirmed. The trial court did not err in overruling either appellant's or appellee's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, where both parties waived their objections to the jury's interrogatory responses, and sufficient competent, credible evidence in the record supported the jury's general verdicts. The trial court did not err in denying the appellant's motion for prejudgment interest, as the appellant failed to tender a reasonable settlement offer to the appellee, and the trial court's corrected judgment entry, modifying a final, appealable order, was a nullity.

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