Legal Opinion
OKRAYAENTS v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 21, 2008No. 06 Civ. 7910(CM)(HBP), 08 Civ. 0127(CM)PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ POST-TRIAL MOTION PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES 59 AND 50(B)
McMAHON, District Judge:
After a trial on damages only, a jury awarded $44,706,444 to Dmitry Okraynets (“plaintiff’) and his wife, Tatiana Okray-nets (together, “plaintiffs”). Defendants now move, under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59 and 50(b), for an order: (1) granting a new trial on all damages, or in the alternative; (2) setting aside as excessive the jury’s awards to Mr. Okraynets for pain and suffering and to Mrs. Okray-nets for loss of services and society,…
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