Regal Cinemas, Inc. v. W & M Properties

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendants W & M Properties, Developers Diversified, and John R. McGill (collectively, defendants) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law at the close of a jury trial. Defendants argue that they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law because plaintiff Regal Cinemas, Inc. failed to establish two elements of fraud under Ohio law: justifiable reliance and resulting damages. Further, defendants argue that the issue of punitive damages should not have been submitted to the jury. Regal Cinemas, Inc. cross-appeals the.…