First Circuit· 12/22/2009
Costa-Urena v. Segarra
Citations
- 590 F.3d 18
- 30 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 130
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 28190
- 2009 WL 4913261
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- explaining that vacation of judgment on claim necessarily led to vacation of order that relied on that judgment
- determining that an instructional error was not harmless when “the evidence was sufficiently mixed that it would allow (though not compel) a reasona- ble, properly instructed jury to find” other than it did
- determining that an instructional error was not harmless when “the evidence was sufficiently mixed that it would allow (though not compel) a reasona- ble, properly instructed jury to find” other than it did
- overlooking waiver by inadequate argument where argument would likely change the outcome
- overlooking waiver by inadequate argument where argument would likely change the outcome
- \This 'harmless error' standard applies where ... a party has properly objected to the court's instruction at trial.\
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Judges: Howard, Ripple, Selya
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