Legal Opinion
Luis M. Rivera v. Evangelio La Porte
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 16, 1990No. 668, Docket 89-7699PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the apparently novel issue of whether a jury’s report of a deadlock on some counts of a complaint in a civil suit may be relied upon to demonstrate an inconsistency with verdicts returned on other counts. The appeal also reveals the hazards of submitting cases of more than minimal complexity to a jury without a written form calling for either special verdicts or answers to interrogato-*692ríes. Evangelio LaPorte appeals from the June 6, 1989, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shirley Wohl Kram, Judge) awarding…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- William H. Traver v. David MeshriyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Lusby v. T.G. & Y. Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bernice Pierce v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by36 opinions
- John J. Pitchell v. James F. Callan, Gregory Sargis and City of Hartford, David J. Lesser and Steven Del Sole, Special MastersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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- 77 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1242, 72 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,083 Cheryl Bonenberger v. Plymouth Township Joseph La Penta, Sergeant, Plymouth Township Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Philip A. GiordanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Barna v. City of Perth AmboyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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