Legal Opinion
Hughston v. New Home Media
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 2, 2008No. Civil Action 1:06-1362PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
GERALD BRUCE LEE, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant Philip Jacoby’s Motion for Re-mittitur or, Alternatively, for a New Trial. This case involves Plaintiff Nicole Hugh-ston’s claims that her supervisor, Defendant Philip Jacoby, sexually assaulted and battered her during a three month period in which they were both employed by New Home Media. The case was tried by a jury in November 2007. At the close of all the evidence, the Court granted Mr. Jaco-by’s motion for judgment as a matter of law with respect to Ms. Hughston’s assault claim. The jury…
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