Federal Rule Of Evidence 801(D)(2)(D) (Admission By Party-Opponent)

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• Emery J. Hill v. Spiegel, Inc.
  708 F.2d 233· 6th Cir.· 1983-05-31 ·cited 45×
  The court held that damages for pain and suffering are not recoverable under the ADEA and that certain employee statements admitted as hearsay were inadmissible. The court also found that liquidated damages are mandatory upon a finding of willfulness.
• Carden v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
  850 F.2d 996· 3d Cir.· 1988-06-28 ·cited 35×
  The court held that the admission of the plaintiff's testimony regarding his supervisor's statement about wanting a younger person was inadmissible double hearsay, and without this testimony, there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of intentional age discrimination,
• Cedeck v. Hamiltonian Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n
  551 F.2d 1136· 8th Cir.· 1977-04-01 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the plaintiff's sex discrimination claim regarding promotion was timely filed due to a continuing violation, but affirmed the trial court's finding that no discrimination occurred and that a hearsay statement was inadmissible.
• United States v. Young
  736 F.2d 565· 10th Cir.· 1983-02-22 ·cited 28×
  The court held that the admission of out-of-court statements by a deceased accountant was proper under the Federal Rules of Evidence, but reversed the conviction due to prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments.
• Staheli v. The Univ. OF Miss.
  854 F.2d 121· 5th Cir.· 1988-09-09 ·cited 12×
  A non-tenured professor does not have a constitutionally protected property interest in continued employment based on informal assurances that conflict with a formal tenure policy. Furthermore, a jury's finding that protected speech was not a substantial factor in a tenure denial
• Wright v. Farmers Co-Op OF Ark. & Okla.
  681 F.2d 549· 8th Cir.· 1982-06-28 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a transcribed statement of an employee was admissible as an admission by a party-opponent and under the business records exception, and that supplemental jury instructions and consideration of permanence of injuries and loss of consortium were proper, subject
• Scofi v. McKEON Constr. Co.
  666 F.2d 170· 5th Cir.· 1982-01-22 ·cited 9×
  The court held that Florida law does not impose an affirmative duty on an owner to take special precautions for employees of an independent contractor performing inherently dangerous work, absent the owner's direct negligence. The court also held that certain testimony was admiss
• Frensley v. Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford
  856 F.2d 1199· 8th Cir.· 1988-09-19 ·cited 6×
  The court held that exculpatory clauses in fair entry forms and booklets were valid and enforceable under Arkansas law, and that any errors in admitting or excluding evidence were harmless.
• Davis v. Mobil OIL Exploration & Producing Se., Inc.
  864 F.2d 1171· 5th Cir.· 1989-02-06 ·cited 5×
  The court held that Mobil's employee's statement was admissible as a party admission, the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding of Mobil's liability, but the award for future medical expenses was not supported by sufficient evidence.
• Lal R. Bhaya v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
  922 F.2d 184· 3d Cir.· 1990-12-28 ·cited 4×
  The dissenting judge would reinstate the first jury's liability verdict for the plaintiffs and remand for a new trial on damages, arguing the district court erred in granting a new trial and in its jury instructions.
• Consol. Grain & Barge Co. v. Huffman Towing Co.
  801 F.2d 1072· 8th Cir.· 1986-09-26 ·cited 2×
  The district court erred in failing to apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to infer negligence.