DeJesus v. Flick

OPINION

By the Court,

Agosti, J.:

This appeal is from a final judgment pursuant to a jury verdict and a subsequent order denying a new trial. The jury awarded respondent $1,470,000.00, substantially more than she requested, in a personal injury action arising out of an altercation on a Las Vegas freeway. The primary question presented on appeal is whether misconduct by the plaintiffs attorney so permeated the *814proceedings that it improperly influenced the jury, thereby warranting a new trial under NRCP 59(a). We conclude that it did; therefore, we reverse the district court’s judgment and order…