SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A jury sided with Citigroup Inc. C, +0.65% Thursday in a lawsuit alleging it fooled a private-equity firm into buying music company EMI in 2007, according to media reports. A U.S. District Court jury in Manhattan returned a verdict stating Citi did not deceive Terra Firma Capital Partners into buying EMI at an inflated price by making them think there were other bidders, according to reports.