Composite Marine Propellers, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Gerbrig Van Der Woude, Cross-Appellees

I join the judgment of the court. Reversal of a jury verdict by an appellate court on the ground that the record contains insufficient evidence is indeed a rare judicial event and one that ought to be taken only after the most careful inspection of the record. See Arcor, Inc. v. Textron, Inc., 960 F.2d 710 (7th Cir.1992); Cygnar v. City of Chicago, 865 F.2d 827, 834 (7th Cir.1989) (“the drastic step of overturning a jury’s verdict”). Nevertheless, in this case, an inspection of the record yields no ground that supports the contention that the defendants used the trade secrets or *1269other…