NFL receiver Marshall cleared in civil trial of punching woman

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By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall was found not liable on Friday following a trial in a lawsuit brought by a California woman who alleged he punched her in the face outside a Manhattan nightclub in 2012. A federal jury in Manhattan found Marshall, 32, not liable for assaulting and battering Christin Myles, 28, who said she suffered a black eye and bruised face following the run-in with the football star while she was out celebrating her birthday. Marshall, who attended most of the trial, was not present for the verdict, but his lawyer welcomed it.

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