Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Town of Southampton
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 27, 2007No. CV 05-4499(ADS)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Following a jury trial and verdict, the defendant Town of Southampton (the “defendant” or the “Town”) moves (1) to vacate the jury award of $251,000 for plaintiffs emotional distress damages in its entirety, or, in the alternative, (2) for a remittitur reflecting an appropriate reduction of the amount of the verdict.
In addition, the plaintiff has moved for an order (1) for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and (2) for costs and expenses. In this decision the Court will review the new rule set forth by the Second Circuit in the…
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