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A “remittitur” is the “process by which a court requires either that the case be retried, or that the damages awarded by the jury be reduced.” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019)<\/p>\n

It is a procedural device defense lawyers use when they lose at trial. Remittitur seeks to reduce the jury’s verdict.<\/p>\n

The standard to be applied by a trial judge in determining whether a new trial should be granted or reduced because of the excessiveness of the jury’s verdict has been described as “grossly excessive\u201d or \u201cshocks the conscience of the court.” That is a tough standard and that is why remittitur is and should be rarely prescribed.<\/p>\n

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A “remittitur” is the “process by which a court requires either that the case be retried, or that the damages awarded by the jury be reduced.” Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019) It is a procedural device defense lawyers use when they lose at trial. Remittitur seeks to reduce the jury’s verdict. 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