6-7-11 Risko v. Thompson Muller Automotive Group, Inc. (A-27-10; 066502)
Essentially for the reasons expressed in Judge Carchman’s dissent, a new trial on damages is warranted based on the cumulative effect of counsel’s comments during summation, which suggested that jurors would be reported for violating the law if they rejected the notion that the case could be worth more than $1 million.