Howard v. Missouri Bone and Joint Center, Inc.

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• stating that on appeal of a denial of a motion for judgment as a matter of law, \we must give great deference to the jury's verdict\ and should overturn only if the evidence presented at trial is \susceptible of no reasonable inference sustaining the [verdict]\
• “[T]he court should only grant a new trial to avoid a miscarriage of justice.”
• “Judgment as a matter of law is appropriate only when all of the evidence points one way and is susceptible of no reasonable inference sustaining the position of the nonmov-ing party.” (quotation omitted)
• “Under Rule 59, the decision to grant a new trial lies within the sound discretion of the trial court, and its decision will not be reversed on appeal absent a clear abuse of that discretion.”

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