A former consultant at an online investment company has successfully argued that, as a result of errors made by the district court judge overseeing his case, he is entitled to a new trial.

A 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Boyce v. Soundview Technology Group, 05-1685, held that errors made by Southern District of New York Judge Harold Baer, Jr. in the ex-employee’s breach of contract case warranted a new trial on damages.