Legal Opinion
Victor Cweklinsky, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Mobil Chemical Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 23, 2002No. Docket 01-7848, 01-7944PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Mobil Chemical Company appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Squatrito, J.) entered after a jury verdict in plaintiff Victor Cweklin-sky’s favor on claims for defamation and breach of contract. Mobil challenges the jury’s verdict on both claims, alleging that erroneous jury instructions require that the verdicts be set aside. Mobil also requests that we certify any unsettled questions of state law to the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Cweklinsky cross-appeals on two grounds. He contends that the district…
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