Bender v. Brumley’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “any defect in the instructions and provides a basis to sustain the verdict even though Hudson abolished the significant injury requirement. This argument must fail. As illustrated above, before even reaching the question of whether the officers' actions were objectively unreasonable, the jury was first required to agree that Bender had suffered a significant injury:”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bender v. Brumley

2. “directed verdict standard nonetheless to review the court's denial of Bender's directed verdict motion, we would affirm the trial court's decision. The well-established Boeing standard instructs us to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Bender v. Brumley

3. “such instruction was harmless error as the jury specifically found that none of the defendants used excessive force which was objectively unreasonable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bender v. Brumley