Collins v. Clark County Fire District No. 5

¶1 Defendants Clark County Fire District No. 5 and Marty James appeal the trial court’s denial of their motions for a new trial and partial denial of their motions for remittitur to redetermine the jury’s damages awards for Plaintiffs Sue Collins, Valerie Larwick, Kristy Mason, and Helen Hayden’s gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and negligent supervision claims. Defendants argue that (1) substantial evidence failed to support the jury’s damages awards to Collins and Larwick; (2) during closing argument, Plaintiffs’ counsel improperly sent a message to the jury and improperly…