Fact Pattern 3-B1
Orin and Pia engage in a business transaction from which a dispute arises.Orin initiates a lawsuit against Pia by filing a complaint.
-In Troll Line Fishing Company's suit against UniHarvest,Inc. ,the jury returns a verdict in Troll Line's favor.UniHarvest files a motion stating that even if the evi?dence is viewed in the light most favorable to Troll Line,a reasonable jury should not have found in its favor.This is a mo?tion for
A)a judgment in accordance with the verdict.
B)a judgment on the pleadings.
C)a new trial.
D)judgment n.o.v.

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Fact Pattern 3-B1 
Orin and Pia engage in a business transaction from which a dispute arises.Orin initiates a lawsuit against Pia by filing a complaint.
-In Troll Line Fishing Company's suit against UniHarvest,Inc. ,the jury returns a verdict in Troll Line's favor.UniHarvest files a motion stating that even if the evi?dence is viewed in the light most favorable to Troll Line,a reasonable jury should not have found in its favor.This is a mo?tion for
A)a judgment in accordance with the verdict.
B)a judgment on the pleadings.
C)a new trial.
D)judgment n.o.v.

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UniHarvest is filing a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (j.n.o.v), also known as judgment non obstante veredicto (j.n.o.v), which requests that the judge overturn the jury's verdict because no reasonable jury could have found in favor of the opposing party based on the evidence presented. This is different from a motion for a new trial, which asks for a new trial to be held due to errors that may have occurred during the first trial.