Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Berge v. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1997No. 95-2811PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-AppeEants appeal from a denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict awarding the United States, after trebling and the imposition of a civil penalty, $1.66 million, 30% of which ($498,000) is to be awarded to Relator-AppeUee Pamela A. Berge (Berge), on a False Claims Act claim, and awarding Berge $266,000 in compensatory and punitive damages on a pendent state law claim for conversion of inteEectual…
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