THIGPEN v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICES, INC.

No. 4D06-3933.

990 So.2d 639 (2008)

John THIGPEN, Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICES, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Russell S. Adler and Shawn L. Birken of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Christopher N. Bellows, Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright and Erika R. Royal of Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Plaintiff, John Thigpen, appeals the trial court's order setting aside a jury verdict for plaintiff and granting the defendant, United Parcel Services, Inc. (UPS,) a new trial. The trial court granted the new trial after determining that it had erroneously admitted irrelevant and unfairly prejudicial evidence, which resulted in an excessive verdict. Because we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting a new trial, we affirm...

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