Jan
19
Written by:
Eric Wolfram
1/19/2010 7:51 AM
After the court of appeals issued its opinion, we held that a trial court acts arbitrarily and abuses its discretion if it disregards a jury verdict and grants a new trial, but does not specifically set out its reasons. In re Columbia Med. Ctr. of Las Colinas, 290 S.W.3d 204, 212-13 (Tex. 2009). We also held that (1) stating the new trial is granted ‘in the interests of justice and fairness’ is not a sufficiently specific reason, and (2) a relator challenging such an order does not have an adequate remedy by appeal.
In Re United Scaffolding, Inc., No. 09-0403, 53 Tex.S.Ct.J. 252 (Tex. 2010).
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