In Re Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Subsidiary, L.P.

in which Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, and Justice WILLETT joined.

The Texas Constitution provides that the right of trial by jury “shall remain inviolate.” Tex. Const, art. 1, § 15. The issue before us is whether, after a jury has rendered its verdict, the trial court may disregard that verdict, grant a new trial, and explain its action only as being “in the interests of justice and fairness.” We conclude that just as appellate courts that set aside jury verdicts are required to detail reasons for doing so, trial courts must give more explanation than “in the interest of…