Legal Opinion
Ad-Vantage Telephone Directory Consultants, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Gte Directories Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1994No. 93-2038PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Ad-Vantage Telephone Directory Consultants, Inc. (Ad-Vantage) appeals following a jury verdict of no damages after a trial only on the issue of damages. Finding that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial after permitting an improper cross-examination of Ad-Vantage’s expert witness, under Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b), we reverse and remand.
I. Background
This is the third time this case has come before this court. In 1982, Ad-Vantage was in the business of selling yellow pages advertising space on behalf of yellow pages publishers. Based on a series of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. MacDonald Julius JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Ad-Vantage Telephone Directory Consultants, Inc., Cross v. Gte Directories Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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