A litigant can petition the court for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, asking the judge to find that the jury’s verdict clearly was against the weight of the evidence. A litigant can also petition the court for a new trial.

Realistically, the only option may be to appeal the verdict to a higher court. Appellate courts often deal mainly with questions of law but can also overrule a lower court if there is a clear factual error. Many legal errors are reviewed de novo, meaning that the higher court will give a fresh view to those issues.

Often a client will keep the same lawyer, but sometimes the client may want to hire an attorney who specializes in appellate advocacy—the art of arguing before appellate courts.