Trivedi v. Cooper
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18715 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)
Relevant factsFree
A jury awarded Trivedi (plaintiff), a national-origin discrimination plaintiff, $700,000 for pain and suffering plus other damages against his supervisor Cooper (defendant), who had presented strong evidence Trivedi suffered from mental illness; Cooper moved for judgment as a matter of law or a new trial, having waived JMOL on the hostile-work-environment claim by failing to move for a directed verdict.
IssueFree
Whether, under federal law, a district court judge may uphold a jury verdict that goes against the weight of the evidence.