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Date Created: 2023-08-14 18:01:35.940607+00
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Case: 22-30775         Document: 00516856343               Page: 1      Date Filed: 08/14/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit                                                 United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                                 Fifth Circuit

                                     _____________                                             FILED
                                                                                         August 14, 2023
                                      No. 22-30775                                        Lyle W. Cayce
                                  consolidated with                                            Clerk
                                      No. 23-30002
                                    _____________

   Metro Service Group, Incorporated,

                                                                        Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                              versus

   Waste Connections Bayou, Incorporated, formerly known as
   Progressive Waste Solutions of LA, formerly known as IESI
   LA Corporation,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                              USDC Nos. 2:21-CV-1136
                     ______________________________

   Before Duncan and Wilson, Circuit Judges, and Schroeder, District
   Judge. ∗
   Per Curiam: †

         _____________________
         ∗
             District Judge of the Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation.
         †
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-30775      Document: 00516856343         Page: 2    Date Filed: 08/14/2023

                                    No. 22-30775
                                  c/w No. 23-30002

          Metro Service Group, Inc., sued Waste Connections Bayou, Inc. for
   breach of contract, wrongful termination, and unjust enrichment related to a
   subcontract between the parties for waste removal. Waste Connections
   brought a counterclaim against Metro to recover attorney’s fees arising out
   of the litigation. This matter proceeded to a three-day trial before a jury,
   which returned a verdict in favor of Metro. Based on that verdict, the district
   court entered judgment for Metro for damages totaling $1,396,664.93.
          Waste Connections filed a post-trial “Rule 50(b) motion for judgment
   as a matter of law or, in the alternative, Rule 59(a) motion for new trial,”
   asserting that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict
   and damages award. The district court rejected each challenge and denied
   the motions. After reviewing the briefs and record, hearing argument from
   the parties, and considering the deference owed to jury verdicts, we conclude
   that the district court thoroughly considered Waste Connections’ motions
   and committed no reversible error.
                                                                  AFFIRMED.

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