Benchmarks: Lawyer’s theatrics didn’t justify $4M cut in verdict 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 11, 2013
Tags: attorney misconduct, remittitur, trial advocacy, wrongful death
The Virginia Supreme Court has restored $4 million to a wrongful death verdict, deciding that the jury’s award could not be reduced simply because of the trial antics of the plaintiff’s lawyer.
Age bias plaintiff’s emotional distress damages cut again
Published: November 2, 2012
Tags: age bias, age discrimination, emotional distress, remittitur, retaliation
A 63-year-old age discrimination plaintiff who won a $2.25 million jury award for retaliation will have his emotional distress damages cut for the second time, the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Court reinstates $675K music downloading verdict
Published: September 22, 2011
Tags: Copyright Act, music downloading, remittitur
A judge could not reduce a copyright verdict against a music downloader on constitutional grounds without first addressing the defendant’s motion for remittitur, the 1st Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Fosamax verdict reduced, counsel sanctioned
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 7, 2010
Tags: Fosamax, remittitur, Sanctions
An $8 million verdict for a plaintiff who suffered from osteonecrosis of the jaw after taking Fosamax is excessive, and the plaintiff must choose between a new trial on damages or a remittitur to $1.5 million, a U.S. District Court has ruled.
