Question

In a civil case John Deer vs. Jane Doe, the judge finds that the jury was swayed by the fact that Jane Doe was a woman when passing the verdict in her favor. Owing to this, the judge reduces the damages awarded to Jane by $20,000. This act is called ________. motion for summary judgment remittitur judgment notwithstanding the verdict motion for judgment on the pleadings

Answer 1

Answer: Remittitur

Explanation:

A remittitur refers to an action by a Judge whereby the Judge reduces the amount of money that a Jury recommends that a party in a civil case should be paid as damages.

There are several reasons why a Judge might do this but the most common one is that the amount awarded exceeds the amount asked for. In this case however, it was because the jury was unduly swayed by gender.