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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Feb. 16, 2008

Ground Rules

Focus Column - By Jim Martin and Zareh Jaltorossian - A recent 9th Circuit case examined the procedure for challenging evidence in a civil jury trial.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Jim Martin
and Zareh Jaltorossian

This article appears on Page 7.

      Certain rules of civil procedure have critical implications for appeal. Of these, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50, which establishes the procedures for challenging the sufficiency of the evidence in a civil jury trial, is among the most significant. Rule 50's particular importance lies in its waiver implications. A party's failure to br...

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