Legal Opinion
Mark Boyce v. Soundview Technology Group, Inc. (Formerly Known as Wit Capital Group, Inc.), Docket No. 05-1685-Cv
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 29, 2006No. 376PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant Mark Boyce (“Boyce”) appeals a jury’s damages award, based on the breach of a stock option agreement, arguing that because of erroneous evidentiary rulings and erroneous jury instructions by the district court, the damages awarded are less than those to which Boyce is entitled.
For the reasons stated below, the damages judgment is vacated and the case remanded for a new trial on damages consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
A. Boyce’s Employment with Defendant-Appellee
Plaintiff-Appellant Boyce is a former consultant of Defendant-Appellee Wit Capital…
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