What is the legal test for challenging the sufficiency of evidence in a civil case?

1. "We review challenges to the sufficiency of evidence de novo." United States v. Pierce, 785 F.3d 832, 837 (2d Cir. 2015). A defendant challenging the sufficiency of evidence takes up a heavy burden because "we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, drawing all inferences in the government's favor and deferring to the jury's assessments of the witnesses' credibility." Id. at 838. "We will sustain the jury's verdict if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) (emphasis omitted). "The jury may reach its verdict based upon inferences drawn from

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