The decision in the US district court in Manhattan could force Hands' private equity firm, Terra Firma, to relinquish EMI to Citigroup, the main creditor bank that provided 2.6bn in loans for the acquisition.
The jurors deliberated over two days before reaching the verdict, concluding a roughly three-week trial.
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