special verdict

Court of Appeal affirms defense verdict in $40 million case alleging false financial statements, finding no prejudice from claimed instructional error

GMSR’s clients sold their Mercedes dealership to plaintiffs for $100 million.  Several years later, plaintiffs sued, claiming that the financial statements the clients gave them were inaccurate and led them to overvalue the dealership’s good will by $40 million.  After the clients defeated plaintiffs’ fraud

Jun 14, 2022 Alana H. Rotter
What Form Of Verdict Should You Propose?

Litigators preparing for trial often ask whether they should propose a general verdict or a special verdict.  Although there are many strategic considerations, a key one is that special verdicts are more vulnerable to reversal on appeal than general verdicts.  Some reasons for that are:

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