United States First Circuit

Denial of defendant's motions for judgment as a matter of law, new trial or, in the alternative, for remittitur of the damages award is affirmed where the jury's verdict on liability was properly upheld on the facts, there was no abuse of discretion as to the new trial motion, and the damages awarded were not irrational.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/04/2005
• Published 11/04/2005

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William H. Welte with whom Welte & Welte, P.A. was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clayton N. Howard with whom Howard & Bowie, P.A. was on brief for appellee.