VASALLE v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 2001-C-0462.

801 So.2d 331 (2001)

Lisa VASALLE and Renelle VaSalle v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marianne Garvey, Dominic J. Gianna, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna, New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

Jere J. Bice, Donald W. McKnight, Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, Counsel for Respondent.


KIMBALL, Justice.*

We granted certiorari to determine whether the district court had the right to reconsider its ruling giving defendants the choice between additur and new trial and, after defendants chose a new trial, subsequently grant plaintiffs' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV"). For the reasons that follow, we conclude the district court had the right to reconsider...

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