Cindy Bennington v. Kbl-Tv Incorporated, and Kblcom, Inc. Houston Industries

59 F.3d 174 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cindy BENNINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KBL-TV INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, and KBLCOM, Inc.; Houston Industries Defendants. No. 93-35820. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1995. Decided June 26, 1995. Before: TANG, CANBY AND REINHARDT, CIRCUIT JUDGES. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 KBL-TV, Inc. appeals the judgment entered upon a verdict in favor of Cindy Bennington. According to KBL-TV, the evidence is insufficient to support the jury's verdict and thus the district court erred by declining to direct a verdict in its favor. We review de novo the district court's denial of KBL-TV's motion for directed verdict. Bank of the West v. Valley Nat. Bank of Arizona, 41 F.3d 471 , 477 (9th Cir. 1994). We determine whether the evidence, construed in the light most favorable to Bennington, "permits only one reasonable conclusion," which is contrary to that of the jury. Vollrath Co. v.…