Difference between revisions of "Remittitur"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Thornhiller (talk | contribs) m (undeadened) |
m |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A '''remittitur''' is the reduction by a [[judge]] of the [[damages]] awarded by a [[jury]]. | A '''remittitur''' is the reduction by a [[judge]] of the [[damages]] awarded by a [[jury]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | A remittitur may be mandatory, or suggested; if the latter and the party agrees, the verdict is modified accordingly, but if not the verdict in its entirety may be thrown out. |
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Legal Terms]] | ||