Jones v. Town of East Haven
District Court, D. Connecticut
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PENDING MOTIONS
THOMPSON, District Judge.
Defendant Town of East Haven (the “Town”) has filed a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, and for the reasons set forth in Part I below, that motion is being denied. Plaintiff Emma Jones has filed a “motion for hearing on compensatory damages,” which included a request for a new trial on compensatory damages, and for the reasons set forth in Part II below, that motion is being granted. The Town has filed a motion to set aside the jury’s award of punitive damages against it, and for the reasons set forth in Part III below, that…
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