CHOY v. FARALDO

Nos. 4D12-877, 4D12-878.

120 So.3d 92 (2013)

Geoffrey CHOY and Meric Homes, L.L.C., d/b/a Vocelli Pizza, LP, Appellants, v. Sandra FARALDO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna D. Torres and Jamila V. Alexander of Powers McNalis Torres Teebagy Luongo, West Palm Beach, for appellant Geoffrey Choy.

Elaine D. Walter and Mark R. Antonelli of Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DeMatteo, Coral Gables, for appellant Meric Homes, L.L.C., d/b/a Vocelli Pizza, LP.

Walter G. Campbell, Jr. and Kelley B. Stewart of Krupnick, Campbell, Malone, Buser, Slama, Hancock, Liberman & McKee, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


CIKLIN, J.

The defendants below, Geoffrey Choy and Meric Homes, L.L.C. ("Meric"), appeal the trial court's order granting plaintiff Sandra Faraldo's motion for new trial on the issues of both liability and damages. We find that the trial court acted within its discretion in granting a new trial on the issue of damages and finding that defense counsel offered inflammatory closing argument which had an unduly prejudicial effect upon the jury. However, we also hold that...

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