Legal Opinion
Grant v. City of Syracuse
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 8, 2019No. 5:15-CV-0445 (DNH/TWD)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION...190
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND...190
III. LEGAL STANDARDS...191
A. Judgment as a Matter of Law...191
B. Motion for New Trial...192
C. Awarding Attorneys' Fees and Expenses...192
IV. DISCUSSION...193
A. Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law - Rule 50...193 *190B. Motion for a New Trial - Rule 59...194(i) The Award to Mr. Grant was not excessive...194(ii) The Loss of Consortium Award to Mrs. Grant was not excessive...195(iii) Purported Trial Errors...196
a. Admission of Citizen Review Board Findings...196
b. Jury Instruction With…
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