Opinion ID: 173378
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Heading: sufficiency of the evidence

Text: Appellate review of factual findings underlying a jury verdict is very deferential. Ham Marine, Inc. v. Dresser Indus., Inc., 72 F.3d 454, 459 (5th Cir. 1995). “Unless the evidence is of such quality and weight that reasonable and impartial jurors could not arrive at such a verdict, the findings of the jury must be upheld.” Id. Here, there was ample evidence for the jury to find that Richmond should not receive any compensation for damage to contents. First, more than a year and a half passed between the time Richmond filed her initial claim and the time she filed a claim for damage to contents. Even when she did file a claim, she did not respond to Horace Mann’s request for more detailed information. Also, Richmond failed to provide sufficient evidence of the contents, despite numerous 4 Case: 09-30706 Document: 00511204185 Page: 5 Date Filed: 08/16/2010 No. 09-30706 opportunities to do so. She had no photographs of the contents from before the hurricane and took no photographs of the damaged contents before throwing them out. She had no documentation of having purchased the contents: she stated that this documentation was destroyed during the hurricane, but she did not explain why she was unable to procure duplicate statements from her credit card company or cancelled checks from her bank. Finally, she provided no documentation of having replaced any of the damaged items after the storm.