If, for any reason, the court does not grant a motion for judgment as a matter of law made during trial , the court is considered to have submitted the action to the jury subject to the court’s later deciding the legal questions raised by the motion. Whether or not the party has moved for judgment as a matter of law before submission of the case to the jury, a party may make or renew a request for judgment as a matter of law by serving a motion within the time specified in Rule 59 for the service of a motion for a new trial-and may alternatively request a new trial or join a motion for new trial under Rule 59. In ruling on such a motion, the court may: