What are the consequences of erroneous jury instructions in a civil trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hudson v. New York City, 271 F.3d 62 (2nd Cir. 1993):
We review jury instructions de novo. See United States v. Bok, 156 F.3d 157, 160 (2d Cir. 1998). Instructions are erroneous if they "mislead[] the jury as to the correct legal standard or... [do] not adequately inform the jury of the law." Hathaway v. Coughlin, 99 F.3d 550, 552 (2d Cir. 1996). Objectionable instructions are considered in the context of the entire
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