U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2011

United States v. Rachel

United States v. Rachel
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided June 7, 2011 · Per Curiam
434 F. App'x 245

United States v. Rachel

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The United States filed this civil action against John Rachel, Priscilla Rachel, RGI, Inc., and CSM, Inc. Pertinent to this appeal, the government asserted five causes of action: Counts 1-8 (False Claims Act violations); Count 7 (Payment Under Mistake of Fact); and Count 8 (Unjust Enrichment). Following trial, the jury returned a verdict on all counts in favor of Priscilla Rachel, and against John Rachel, RGI, Inc., and CSM, Inc. Thereafter, the district court denied various post-trial motions and entered final judgment in accord with the verdict.

On appeal, Priscilla Rachel contends that the district court erred in denying her post-trial motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. John Rachel, RGI, Inc., and CSM, Inc. contend that the court erred in denying their post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law, asserting various grounds. After having the benefit of oral argument and carefully reviewing the briefs, record, and controlling legal authorities, we find no reversible error in the district court’s disposition of these issues. Accordingly, we affirm substantially on the reasoning of the district court. See J.A. 39-53 (memorandum and order denying post-trial motion of John Rachel, RGI, Inc., and CSM, Inc.); J.A. 56-60 (memorandum and order denying post-trial motion of Priscilla Rachel).

AFFIRMED.

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