13. Plaintiff sues Defendant and the jury returns a verdict for Plaintiff. Defendant properly moves for post-verdict judgment as a matter of law under Rule50(b) and joins a motion for a new trial under Rule 59 as permitted by Rule 50(b).

a. Assume the court grants the Defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law. What else must the court do?

b. Is this mandatory ruling effective in any way before the appellate court gets involved?

c. Assume that the Defendant's renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law is denied and the Defendant appeals the judgment subsequently entered on the verdict for the Plaintiff. May the Plaintiff raise the issue of its entitlement to a new trial on appeal?