Opinion ID: 375358
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Heading: failure to charge the jury

Text: 40 We must also reject Whiting's argument that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury regarding compensatory and punitive damages as well as reinstatement. The record on appeal is devoid of any objections to the jury instructions. 7 If no objection was raised to the jury charge in the trial court, we cannot consider it on appeal, Fed.R.Civ.P. 51, unless the error is so fundamental as to result in a miscarriage of justice. Patton v. Archer, 590 F.2d 1319, 1322 (5th Cir. 1979). After reviewing the record we cannot say that such an exceptional case is before us. Even if an objection was made, it does not appear in the record on appeal; we cannot review it. Ramsey v. United Mine Workers, 401 U.S. 302, 312, 91 S.Ct. 658, 664, 28 L.Ed.2d 64 (1971); King v. Ford Motor Co., 597 F.2d 436, 440 n. 3 (5th Cir. 1979). The burden was on Whiting to insure that all of his objections were made part of the record. Fed.R.App.P. 10(b) and (c). 41 For the foregoing reasons we affirm the district court's judgment in part and remand for a reconsideration of the attorney's fee award and an articulation of reasons supporting it. 8 42 AFFIRMED IN PART AND REMANDED.