Legal Opinion
Terra Firma Investments (GP) 2 Ltd. v. Citigroup Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 2013No. 11-126-cvPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge LOHIER joins the opinion of the Court and files a concurring opinion.
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge:
Absent fundamental error, we are loath to overturn a jury verdict in a civil case. Jury trials are expensive, in time and resources, both for the litigating parties and for society as a whole. We are particularly reluctant to overturn a jury verdict when, as here, it appears that both parties have had a fair bite at the proverbial apple.
The basic conflict in this case is of the he-said-she-said variety which, under our system of law, juries usually resolve. The principal actors on…
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