NY S08625

Amends Civil Practice Law and Rules section 5501(c) to require appellate divisions to give the "highest degree of deference" to jury factual findings, including damage assessments, when reviewing money judgments

Replaces the current "deviates materially from reasonable compensation" standard with a "shocks the conscience" standard for overturning jury verdicts on damages

Requires the moving party to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a verdict is so extraordinary it could not have been reached by any reasonable jury before an award can be deemed excessive or inadequate

Prohibits appellate courts from substituting their judgment for the jury's on questions of credibility, weight of evidence, or quantification of damages

Applies to all actions filed on or after the effective date, which is immediately upon enactment