Kant v. Altayar

Michele Kant, now known as Michele Strom, brought this civil action against Sabah Altayar, M.D., in the district court for Douglas County, alleging that he committed a battery upon her. Following a jury trial and verdict in Kant’s favor, judgment was entered for Kant in the amount of $37,500. The district court subsequently granted Altayar’s motion for new trial, based upon its determination that the jury instructions “failed to properly instruct on actionable emotional distress and the standard that must be met.” We conclude that the district court erred in granting the motion for new trial…