Legal Opinion
Whitehead Ex Rel. Whitehead v. K Mart Corp.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 15, 2000No. 3:95-cv-00827PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WINGATE, District Judge.
This matter is before the court pursuant to the motion of the defendant K Mart Corporation (hereinafter the “defendant” or “K Mart”) for a new trial or for remitti-tur, contending that the court erred in submitting liability facts to the jury when the case had been remanded from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to this court solely on the issue of damages; that the damages awarded by the jury, a total of $5,053,000.00, reflect a jury decision based on passion and prejudice; and that the jury was inflamed by improper closing argument.…
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