What is the standard of review for jury instructions in a civil trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Grayson, 597 F.2d 1225 (9th Cir. 1979):
The standard of review is whether the instruction taken as a whole was misleading or represented a statement inadequate to guide jury deliberations. Stoker v. United States, 587 F.2d 438, 440 (9th Cir. 1978).
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