Jeffus v. United States

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• holding that a party cannot obtain relief under Rule 59(e) if it failed to comply with Rules 50 and 51
• holding that, absent “unusually egregious circumstances,” a party cannot raise an argument for the first time in a Rule 59(e) motion if it failed to raise it in objection to the jury instructions or a pre-verdict motion for judgment as a matter of law
• recognizing “a high degree of deference” owed to “the jury's evaluation of witness credibility”
• “Permitting a party out of compliance with Rules 50 and 51 to prevail under Rule 59(e
• reviewing a district court’s denial of a motion for new trial on weight-of-the- evidence grounds
• explaining that Rule 51 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure generally \requires parties to articulate and lodge their - 11 - objections to jury charges before they are delivered\ so the trial court has an opportunity to cure any alleged defects

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