Legal Opinion
Dijo, Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2003No. 03-60010PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
After a trial in which the jury found for the Plaintiff-Appellee DUO, Inc. and awarded it $8 million in damages, the Defendants-Appellants appeal, alleging numerous errors that purportedly occurred in the district court. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment on the jury’s finding of liability but remand for a new trial on the issue of damages.
I. BACKGROUND FACTS
DIJO, Inc. (“DUO”) is a two-person company formed by Jo Bursley, a mortgage broker involved with developing hotel properties, and Jay Turner, a veteran developer of large, complex commercial real…
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