Legal Opinion
Szczecina v. PV Holding Corp.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 25, 2010PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
FASCIALE, J.S.C.
(temporarily assigned).
Defendants Joseph J. Martino and Melissa Boos1 appeal from a $1,000,000 jury verdict following a verbal threshold, damages-only trial. The primary question on appeal is whether clearly inappropriate statements about the defense made by plaintiffs counsel in his opening statement and summation warrant a new trial. Those statements included derisive comments about defendants, their counsel, and their expert witnesses, as well as counsel’s request that the jury “send a message” through its verdict. Because we…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. MacOnSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Botta v. BrunnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Amaru v. StrattonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985
- Paxton v. MisiukSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Henker v. PreybylowskiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Nuwave Investment Corp. v. Hyman Beck & Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2013
- T.L. v. GoldbergNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- Joseph A. Berkowitz v. Susan J. SoperNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2016
- Szczecina v. Pv Holding Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
- CHRISTIAN ANGELES VS. CARMEN I. NIEVES (L-5685-13, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
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