in Re Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Viscount Properties II, L.P., D/B/A Hoy Fox toyota/lexus

We have recently held that a trial court must explain with reasonable specificity *749why it has set aside a jury verdict and granted anew trial.1 Without such an explanation, parties in the case can only speculate about why the court ostensibly circumvented a critical constitutional right. The parties — and the public — are entitled to know why the trial court believes an injustice would occur if the jury’s verdict were to stand. In this case, the jury returned a verdict, and the trial court rendered a judgment in conformity with it. The trial court then ordered a new trial. The order is…