New York Jets’ Brandon Marshall wins civil trial

A jury in a civil trial Friday found that a California woman failed to prove she was punched by New York Jets receiver Brandon Marshall outside a Manhattan nightclub four years ago.

Marshall, 32, was not in court as the verdict was read after a federal jury deliberated less than two hours about the March 2012 encounter outside the Marquee nightclub. The plaintiff, Christin Myles, sat with a look of devastation long after the verdict was read.

His lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, said outside court: “He knew he never touched her and he wasn’t going to pay a penny because he knows he did nothing wrong.”

The plaintiff, Christin Myles, sat with a look of devastation long after the verdict was read, with her attorney, Joshua Moskovitz, summoning her mother to console her. He declined comment.

A male juror who refused to identify himself for reasons he did not specify said the jury decided immediately after starting deliberations that it would award no damages even if it concluded Marshall punched her because it was impossible to know how her injuries occurred.

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