National Controls Corporation v. National Semiconductor Corporation

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC), appeals an adverse jury verdict in a breach of contract and warranties suit brought in diversity by National Controls Corporation (NCC) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. NSC asserts that it was entitled to a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment N.O.V.) because the jury’s award of $1,400,000 in damages was based on its improper consideration of consequential damages and the trial court’s erroneous instructions with respect to such damages. NSC…