Defender Industries, Inc. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

JOSEPH F. ANDERSON, Jr., District Judge.

This action is before the court upon motion of the defendant, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern), for a new trial. Also before the court is the issue, raised by the court sua sponte, of whether the court should instead order a new trial nisi remittitur. For the reasons set forth below, the motion for a new trial outright is denied. However, the court will order a new trial nisi remittitur.

This action was initially tried by The Honorable Karen Henderson, United States District Judge, in September 1989. The jury returned a verdict…