| | Remittitur is a reduction in a jury award at trial, as implicitly allowed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 and supported by the treatise see 11 Charles Alan Wright et al., Federal Practice and Procedure § 2815 (3d ed. 2012). Some question whether it should be allowed in light of the [[Seventh Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]]. | | Remittitur is a reduction in a jury award at trial, as implicitly allowed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 and supported by the treatise see 11 Charles Alan Wright et al., Federal Practice and Procedure § 2815 (3d ed. 2012). Some question whether it should be allowed in light of the [[Seventh Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]]. |
| | Remittitur is not considered to be appropriate merely because a judge would have awarded a different amount than the jury. ''Lincoln Composites, Inc. v. Firetrace USA, LLC'', 825 F.3d 453, 459 (8th Cir. 2016). “The court orders a remittitur when it believes the jury’s award is unreasonable on the facts.” ''Ross v. Kan. City Power & Light Co.'', 293 F.3d 1041, 1049 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting ''Johansen v. Combustion Eng’g, Inc.'', 170 F.3d 1320, 1331 (11th Cir. 1999)). | | Remittitur is not considered to be appropriate merely because a judge would have awarded a different amount than the jury. ''Lincoln Composites, Inc. v. Firetrace USA, LLC'', 825 F.3d 453, 459 (8th Cir. 2016). “The court orders a remittitur when it believes the jury’s award is unreasonable on the facts.” ''Ross v. Kan. City Power & Light Co.'', 293 F.3d 1041, 1049 (8th Cir. 2002) (quoting ''Johansen v. Combustion Eng’g, Inc.'', 170 F.3d 1320, 1331 (11th Cir. 1999)). |