Remittitur
A judge’s order reducing the amount of damages awarded in a case.
Example: A mother of four illegally downloaded and shared 24 songs, a jury awarded record companies $1,920,000 ($80,000 per song). The trial court’s remittitur of damages reduced the amount owed to ($2,250 per song). [Capitol v. Smith]
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