Legal Opinion
Rasinski v. McCoy
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 4, 2017No. Case 5D15-4423PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWallis, J.
Jordon J. Rasinski appeals the final judgment finding him 100% liable for an automobile accident that caused permanent injury to Michael P. McCoy, for which the jury awarded McCoy $2,130,000 in damages. Rasinski argues the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion for new trial due to opposing counsel’s improper closing argument; (2) denying his motions for directed verdict, new trial, and remitti-tur on three grounds; and (3) denying his motion to determine set-off.
We affirm the trial court’s denial of Ra-sinski’s motion for new trial based on the alleged improper closing arguments to…
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