Legal Opinion
Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1997No. 93 Civ. 7204(CLB)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
BRIEANT, District Judge.
Before this Court for decision in this diversity case controlled by New York law is Defendant’s renewed motion pursuant to Rule 59 F.R.Civ.P. for a new trial unless Plaintiff consents to a remittitur in an amount to be fixed by this Court. Defendant asserts that the jury verdict of $450,000.00 was excessive.
We are called upon to revisit this issue by reason of the decision of the Supreme Court, Gasperini v. The Center for Humanities, Inc., — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 2211, 135 L.Ed.2d 659 (1996). Our Court of Appeals has remanded the case to this Court for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pescatore v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by6 opinions
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