Gardner v. Simpson Financing Ltd. Partnership

*75 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW OR NEW TRIAL

SAYLOR, District Judge.

In May 2008, the apartment building in which plaintiffs lived was destroyed by fire. Plaintiffs Gayle Gardner, Tanya Puliseiano, Crystal Caissie, and Louise Felteau brought an action for negligence against defendant Simpson Financing Limited Partnership, the entity that owned and operated the apartment complex. The case was tried to a jury in April 2013; the jury found that Simpson was negligent in maintaining the premises and awarded each plaintiff compensatory damages for loss of…