How to Win a New Trial on Damages Only

The good news is that you won your personal injury trial. The bad news is that the verdict was inadequate and did not compensate your client for all the damages suffered. In his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “How to Win a New Trial on Damages Only,” R. Courtney Hughes discusses the formula for winning a new trial on damages only after an inadequate verdict, beginning with filing a posttrial motion with the trial court and arguing that the damages verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence and/or legally inconsistent.

Read, "How to Win a New Trial on Damages Only," in the October Illinois Bar Journal.