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Articles From Michael Lied

Reread All the Jury Instructions! By Michael Lied Federal Civil Practice, May 2025 In a false advertising case between Republic Technologies and BBK Tobacco (HBI), the Seventh Circuit upheld the trial court’s decision to refer the jury back to the original instructions rather than clarify a question about the term “consumer.” Republic argued this was misleading, but the appeals court found the original instructions were accurate and broad enough to cover the issue. The court emphasized that trial judges have discretion in handling jury questions and that supplemental instructions are not required if the existing ones correctly state the law.
Pro Se Plaintiff Comes Up Short at Trial and On Appeal By Michael Lied Federal Civil Practice, February 2024 A summary and analysis of Williams v. DeJoy.
When Can a Party Litigate Under a Pseudonym? By Michael Lied Federal Civil Practice, August 2023 A recent appellate court recently considered the issue of a party seeking to litigate without disclosing his identity.

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