Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 283 U.S. 494, 500 328 U.S. 750, 765 548 U.S. 53, 68 Circuit Courts 702 F.2d 1037, 1046 853 F.2d 1130, 1133-1134 974 F.2d 1408, 1413 71 F.3d 148, 151-156 193 F.3d 219, 235 193 F.3d 818, 834 203 F.3d 283, 290 237 F.3d 386, 393 271 F.3d 583, 591 301 F.3d 240, 249-250 333 F.3d 536, 543 434 F.3d 733, 747 460 F.3d 595, 606-607 475 F.3d 214, 216 478 F.3d 640, 650 506 F.3d 350, 356 513 F.3d 1261, 1286 515 F.3d 356, 365-370 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 79 F. Supp. 2d 197 369 F. Supp. 2d 1222 508 F. Supp. 690 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 103(a)