Legal Opinion
Bender v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 1, 1996No. 539, Docket 95-7402PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This appeal in a police misconduct case once again illustrates the need for care in framing issues for a jury in order to avoid duplicative compensatory awards where constitutional tort claims involve different causes of action and different defendants. Defendants-appellants, the City of New York and four current and former police officers, appeal from the March 31, 1995, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, Judge), after a jury trial, awarding plaintiffappellee Sherry Bender $300,700 for false arrest,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Howell v. New York Post Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Fischer v. MaloneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hygh v. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Gentile v. County of SuffolkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Bender v. City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Netzer v. Continuity Graphic Associates, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Disorbo v. HoyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Sulkowska v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Gonzalez v. BrattonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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