Additur conditionally increases an inadequate verdict, offering the defendant the increase or a new trial.

Anchoring is the tactic of suggesting a specific damages figure early to influence the range within which the factfinder ultimately decides.

The collateral source rule bars reducing a plaintiff's damages by payments received from independent sources such as health insurance, though many states...

Disgorgement requires a defendant to surrender profits obtained through wrongful conduct.

Fee shifting requires one party to pay another's attorney fees, departing from the American Rule.

A golden rule argument asks jurors to place themselves in the plaintiff's position, which is improper in most jurisdictions.

A per diem argument asks the jury to value pain and suffering at a daily rate multiplied across the claimant's remaining life.

Post-judgment interest accrues on a judgment from entry until payment.

Prejudgment interest compensates for the delay between accrual of a claim and entry of judgment.

A preliminary injunction preserves the status quo during litigation pending final resolution.

Remittitur is a court-ordered reduction of an excessive jury verdict, typically offered to the plaintiff as an alternative to a new trial.

Reptile theory is a plaintiff trial strategy that frames a defendant's conduct as a threat to community safety in order to motivate larger jury awards.

Setoff is the reduction of a judgment by amounts already paid to the plaintiff, most often settlements with other defendants.

Settlement credit reduces a judgment against a non-settling defendant by amounts other defendants paid.

A temporary restraining order provides immediate short-term relief pending a preliminary injunction hearing.