U.S.I. Properties Corp. v. M.D. Construction Company, Inc., Appeal of Compania De Desarrollo Cooperativo

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal follows a five and a half week jury trial that resulted in a $12.5 million verdict for plaintiff USI Properties Corp. and for codefendant MD Construction Inc. Appellant, defendant Compañía de Desarrollo Cooperativo, raises a number of issues of very diverse nature and complexity. Having reviewed carefully the unnecessarily ponderous briefs and record, we affirm.

Background

The basic event underlying this complex case is the signing of multiparty agreements on October 17, 1978 (“1978 agreements”). The parties were USI Properties Corp. (“USI”), a Delaware…