Legal Opinion
Torres v. KMart Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided November 26, 2002No. CIV.99-1072(SEC)(JA)PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ARENAS, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Nelson Torres, his wife Jessica Torres, and the conjugal partnership formed by them brought suit against Kmart Corporation (“Kmart”) for the injuries sustained by Mr. Torres after he slipped and fell at one of the defendant’s stores. After a jury trial, the jury found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded $1,400,000 to Mr. Torres and $200,000 to his wife. Kmart moves for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial challenging the sufficiency of the evidence on the issue of liability. Defendant also requests a re-mittitur or…
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