BMW Denied New Trial After $2 Million Verdict Over Severed Thumb

BMW remains on the hook for a nearly $2 million jury verdict for a man who had part of his thumb cut off in a car door after a federal court said the jury had reasonable evidence to find the car maker liable.

BMW of North America and its related entities were denied their motions for a new trial, a remittitur, and a judgment as a matter of law on Oct. 11 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, according to a memorandum and order. Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto ruled that the sufficiency of evidence ...