Asks after verdict to set aside a jury result because the evidence was legally insufficient.
A post-verdict motion asking the judge to set aside a jury verdict because the evidence was legally insufficient for the verdict that was returned. It renews a Rule 50(a) motion made during trial and preserves the argument that no reasonable jury had enough evidence to decide the issue that way.
Filed after an adverse jury verdict when the moving party preserved the issue by moving for judgment as a matter of law before the case went to the jury.
The verdict winner argues the evidence supported the jury decision, the issue was not preserved, or the movant is improperly asking the judge to reweigh credibility.
The court may enter judgment contrary to the verdict, order a new trial, deny the motion, or conditionally rule on a new-trial request.