Legal Opinion
Howard v. Feliciano
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 31, 2008No. Civil 05-1928 (RLA)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ POST TRIAL MOTION
RAYMOND L. ACOSTA, District Judge.
Codefendants the COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO (“COMMONWEALTH”) and the PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (“DOE”) have moved the court to either order a new trial or a remittitur of the sums awarded plaintiff at the conclusion of the jury trial pursuant to the provisions of Rule 59 Fed.R.CivJP.
The court having reviewed the evidence presented during the proceedings as well as the applicable law hereby rules as follows.
BACKGROUND
This action was initially instituted by the parents of the minor ROBERT ALMODO-VAR HOWARD…
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