Bowl of Dicks: The Jury didn’t believe Andrea Coit’s arguments, and the Judge doesn’t believe Bill Gary’s. Cleavenger’s $755K award stands.

The Honorable Judge David Carter’s final order on the attempt by UO’s HLGR law firm to have him set aside the jury’s $755K award to former UOPD Officer James Cleavenger is here.

Denied:

The transcript for the remittitur plea arguments are here.

The question of how much UO will pay Harrang, Long, Gary and Rudnick for this failed remittitur plea is still up in the air, as is the possibility Judge Carter will shave a little off Kafoury’s bill. All in all the cost is already close to $2M. At one point Cleavenger offered to settle with UO for $600,000. I wonder if UO will pay HLGR by the hour to appeal this?

Previous posts here. Some highlights:

Judge asks if Doug Park is alive, and links to the trial transcripts: https://uomatters.com/2015/10/uopd-bowl-of-dicks-case-goes-to-trial-in-portland-on-tuesday.html

UO spokesperson says insurance will pay all costs including HLGR fees – but won’t release PURMIT public records: https://uomatters.com/2015/10/beavers-to-pay-13-of-hlgrs-bowl-of-dicks-bills-and-damages.html

HLGR attorney Andrea Coit tells judge Cleavenger may be using his Go Ducks pin to send secret signals to freemasons on the jury: https://uomatters.com/2016/02/was-the-bowl-of-dicks-jury-tainted-by-a-secret-masonic-blood-oath.html

UO decides that HLGR’s William F. Gary should make the remittitur arguments: https://uomatters.com/2016/01/uo-will-pay-hlgrs-bill-gary-500-an-hour-to-argue-bowl-of-dicks-lawyers-are-overpaid.html