Wiener v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION 3:18-cv-00106-RJC-DSC MALCOLM WIENER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ORDER AXA EQUITABLE LIFE ) INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on reversal and remand from the Fourth Circuit to address “AXA’s argument for post-trial relief challenging the amount of damages” that a jury awarded to Malcom Wiener. Wiener v. AXA Equitable Life Ins. Co.,

58 F.4th 774, 785

(4th Cir. 2023). AXA argues that the jury rested its $16 million award on an improper standard, and thus, that the award lacks a…