Legal Opinion
Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 1987No. 85-5939PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING IN BANC
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The case was taken in banc to consider whether the mandate in Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., 739 F.2d 1549 (11th Cir.1984) (“Litman I”) was properly executed. The mandate included an order for a new trial on punitive damages. The district court did not conduct a new trial, however, because it was of the opinion that the “Waiver of a Right to New Trial and Consent to Entry of Judgment” presented by Massachusetts Mutual (“Mass Mutual”) was an acceptable alternative disposition of the case. For…
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