Jury awards of civil damages are often changed on appeal, that is to say the amounts. The determination of liability is SELDOM changed on appeal. The Courts are and always have been very reluctant to override juries on questions of fact and a jury's interpretation of them.
Not always so, if there was a problem with the jury instructions or a misapplication of the law or similar; thus the motion for a retrial and the basis for a possible appeal (neither of which do we have in front of us, and I'm sure Brian will tell us that we'd have to go to the court in Michigan to get it).
Originally Posted by Mannlicher
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
