R.J. O'Brien & Associates, Inc. v. Forman

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

At first glance, the verdicts in this case look inconsistent, so inconsistent, in fact, that both sides moved to have them set aside. And had this case been litigated differently, there is a chance — though far from a certainty — that we might have found them inconsistent. But as the case comes before us, we find that they are not. More than anything, the case is another illustration that the principles and rules by which the federal courts operate have teeth.

R.J. O’Brien and Associates, Inc. (RJO) is a futures commission merchant (FCM) that clears trades for…