VF 3408. Tying Real Estate Products or Services (Bus. Prof. Code, § 16720)

VF-3408. Tying--Real Estate, Products, or Services (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16720) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 We answer the questions submitted to us as follows: 1. Are [tying item] and [tied item] separate and distinct? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 1 is yes, then answer question 2. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 2. Did [name of defendant] sell [tying item] only if the buyer also purchased [tied item], or did [name of defendant] sell [tying item] and require or otherwise coerce buyers to [also purchase [tied item]] [agree not to purchase [tied item] from any other supplier]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 2 is yes, then answer question 3. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 3. Did [name of defendant] have sufficient economic power in the market for [tying item] to coerce at least some buyers of [tying item] into [purchasing [tied item]] [agreeing not to purchase [tied item] from a competitor of [name of defendant]]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 3 is yes, then answer question 4. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the VF-3408. Tying--Real Estate, Products, or Services (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16720) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 presiding juror sign and date this form. 4. Did the conduct involve a substantial amount of sales, in terms of the total dollar value of [tied product or service]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 4 is yes, then answer question 5. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 5. Was [name of defendant]'s conduct a substantial factor in causing harm to [name of plaintiff]? ____ Yes ____ No If your answer to question 5 is yes, then answer question 6. If you answered no, stop here, answer no further questions, and have the presiding juror sign and date this form. 6. What are [name of plaintiff]'s damages? Presiding Juror $ Signed: ___________________________ Dated: ___________________ After [this verdict form has/all verdict forms have] been signed, notify the [clerk/bailiff/court attendant] that you are ready to present your verdict in the VF-3408. Tying--Real Estate, Products, or Services (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16720) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 courtroom. ___________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003; Revised December 2010, December 2016