Free Motion for New Trial - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv-01302-JCH

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT SHAWN POULIOT Plaintiff v. PAUL ARPIN VAN LINES, INC. et al. Defendants : : : : : : : : :

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02 CV 1302 (JCH) JUDGE JANET C. HALL

February 8, 2006

MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL Pursuant to Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the defendants Paul Arpin Van Lines, Inc. and Arpin Logistics, Inc., hereby move for a new trial on the following grounds: (1) the Court improperly refused to bifurcate the trial; (2) the Court improperly refused to give a curative instruction on the inapplicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA) Regulations to the issues in the case; (3) the Court improperly refused to give a curative instruction following the "Golden Rule" argument made during summation by plaintiff's counsel; (4) the Court improperly admitted a shocking portion of Dr. Cremer's video deposition; (5) there was insufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict as to apportionment of liability; and (6) the jury's verdict is excessive. Pursuant to Local Rule 7(a), a memorandum of law in support of the defendants' motion is submitted herewith.

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Respectfully submitted,

Daniel J. Krisch, Esq. CT 21994 Michael S. Taylor, Esq. CT 14650 Horton, Shields & Knox, P.C. 90 Gillett Street Hartford, CT 06105 (860) 522-8338 fax (860) 728-0401 [email protected] [email protected] Harold J. Friedman, Esq. CT 23785 Karen Frink Wolf, Esq. CT 26494 Friedman. Gaythwaite, Wolf & Leavitt Six City Center, P.O. Box 4726 Portland, ME 04112-4726 (207) 761-0900 (207) 761-0186 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed via U.S. First Class Mail on February 8, 2006, to the following:

Michael A. Stratton, Esq. Stratton Faxon 59 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 Thomas J. Grady, Esq. Lenihan Grady & Steele 6 Canal Street PO Box 541 Westerly, RI 02891-0541 Harold J. Friedman, Esq. Karen Frink Wolf, Esq. Friedman Gaythwaite Wolf & Leavitt Six City Center, P.O. Box 4726 Portland, ME 04112-4726

Roland F. Moots, Jr., Esq. Moots, Pellegrini, Spillane & Mannion 46 Main Street, PO BOX 1319 New Milford, CT 06776-1319

Daniel J. Krisch

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