Hamel v. Malden Mills Industries, Inc.

On April 18, 2003, a jury awarded the plaintiff Leo J. Hamel $1,765,000 on his personal injury claim against the defendant, Malden Mills Industries, Inc. (“Malden Mills”), and awarded his wife, Rosemary Hamel, $250,000 on her claim for loss of consortium. On April 23, 2003, the Assistant Clerk issued a Judgment on Jury Verdict ordering that Mr. and Mrs. Hamel recover $2,015,000 from Malden Mills “with Iprejudgment] interest thereon from 12/17/1999 to 4/18/2003 in the sum of $806,685.10

On May 1, 2003, Malden Mills timely filed a Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, for Remittitur,…