Tag Archives: Damages

Fourth Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Should Have Submitted Prejudgment Interest Claim to Jury, Vacating $36 Million Interest Award Entered Post-Trial by District Court

In Gilliam v. Allen, No. 21-2313 (4th Cir. Mar. 8, 2023), while substantially affirming a $62 million compensatory damage verdict (and $13 million in punitive damages) for two plaintiffs who improperly served 31 years in prison, the Fourth Circuit tosses an extra $36 million post-judgment award of prejudgment interest by the district court, holding thatContinue reading “Fourth Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Should Have Submitted Prejudgment Interest Claim to Jury, Vacating $36 Million Interest Award Entered Post-Trial by District Court”

Courthouse Furor Over the COVID Pandemic Did Not Warrant New Trial for Damages, Holds Second Circuit

In ABKCO Music, Inc. v. Sagan, No. 20-3816 (2d Cir. Oct. 6, 2022), the Second Circuit reviews cross-appeals from a jury trial of a Copyright Act case. Among the issues presented was whether the jury deliberation, taking place against the backdrop of the COVID lockdown, was unfairly rushed. The defendant William Sagan owned a troveContinue reading “Courthouse Furor Over the COVID Pandemic Did Not Warrant New Trial for Damages, Holds Second Circuit”