The novel legal issue presented on this motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 is whether the court may direct a new trial solely on the issue of punitive damages when the jury declined to award such damages.
FACTS
Plaintiffs, students in defendant's acting school, instituted this action to recover damages based on allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.
At trial the moving plaintiffs (all of whom were in their...
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