Legal Opinion
Structural Polymer Group, Ltd. v. Zoltek Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2008No. 07-2057, 07-2171PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Structural Polymer Group and Structural Polymer Systems (together SP) $36,044,895 in lost profits from Zoltek Corporation for breach of a requirements contract for the sale of carbon fiber. The district court 2 reduced the award to $21,138,518, finding the remainder of the award duplicative. Zoltek appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a new trial and motion for judgment as a matter of law. Structural Polymer cross-appeals the district court’s modification of the jury’s damages award. 3 We affirm.
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Zoltek is a Missouri corporation that…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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