Merritt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IAN MERRITT, Case No.: 23cv1031-CAB-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. NEW TRIAL AND MODIFYING

JUDGMENT

JONATHAN COGLEY,

Defendant. [Doc. No. 151] 16 After a six-day trial, the jury found Defendant Cogley liable to Plaintiff Ian Merritt for negligence, awarding him $5,810,000. [Doc. No. 143.] Defendant Cogley brought a timely motion seeking a new trial and/or remittitur. [Doc. No. 151.] For the reasons explained below, that motion is denied in part and granted in part. 1. LEGAL STANDARD Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a)(1)(A), a district court “may, on motion, grant a new trial on all or some of the issues . . . after a jury trial, for any reason for which a new trial has heretofore been granted in an action at law in federal court.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a)(1)(A). A district court “may grant a new trial only if the verdict is contrary to the 26 …