Portia Motter, and Lawrence Motter, H/w v. Everest & Jennings, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• overturning remittitur because award for pain and suffering was supported by evidence despite lack of definitive diagnosis explaining allegations of pain
• affirming a $700,000 verdict, including $400,000 for pain and suffering, for a herniated disc
• in order to disturb a jury verdict “the damages assessed by the jury must be so unreasonable as to offend the conscience of the Court”
• district court abused its discretion in granting conditional motion for new trial and reinstating jury verdict
• “In reviewing the propriety of a jury verdict, our obligation is to uphold the jury's award if there exists a reasonable basis to do so.”
• “In reviewing the propriety of a jury verdict, our obligation is to uphold the jury’s award if there exists a reasonable basis to do so.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).