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Los Angeles LAX Airport

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Archer Western v. DOT: Failure-to-Provide Equitable Adjustment Claim Is Timely

Archer Western Contractors, LLC entered into a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration to construct multiple air traffic facilities at what...

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engineer doing maintainance work on a helicopter

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Strategic Tech. Inst. v. Sec’y of Defense: Fed. Cir. Upholds CDA Claim Timeliness

Matthew Shive entered into a membership agreement with 24 Hour Fitness USA, LLC, which granted him access to the company’s athletic clubs. The...

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exposed underground pipes in a concrete pit at a contruction site

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Zafer Constr. Co. v. United States: Court Finds Equitable Adjustment Was a Valid CDA Claim

Background In 2008, Zafer Construction Company entered into a $40 million contract with the United States to design and build water systems at Bagram...

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view of an airplane from an airport boarding area

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Bd. of County Comm’rs v. Denver: Contract Dispute Over DIA Noise Standards

During the 1980s, the City and County of Denver sought to expand Stapleton International Airport but faced opposition from Adams County due to...

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aerial view of military equipment on an army base

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ECC Int’l v. Sec’y of the Army: Fed. Circuit Rules on CDA Sum-Certain Requirement

In September 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded ECC International Constructors, LLC (ECCI) a contract to design and build a Special...

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a military cargo plane flies through a blue sky and wispy clouds

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United Aeronautical v. U.S. Air Force: Ninth Circuit Enforces CDA Jurisdiction

United Aeronautical Corporation (UAC) supplied equipment to the United States Air Force under a contract. A dispute arose regarding UAC’s performance...

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silhouette of air force fighter jets flying in formation against the backdrop of a cloudy sky at sunset

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Sunrez Corp. v. U.S.: Court Rejects Good Faith Breach Claim

Sunrez Corporation, a small business contractor, entered into a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the United States Air Force...

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software engineer examining source code on a computer monitor in a professional setting

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Avue v. HHS: Software Licensing Dispute Fails for Lack of Privity

In Avue Technologies Corp. v. Department of Health and Human Services, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) dismissed two consolidated...

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military fight jet flying above the clouds

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Court Affirms Dismissal in Lockheed’s F-16 Upgrade Pricing Case

In Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. v. Secretary of the Air Force, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of...

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Taxiing aircraft at sunset in the airport

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Boeing v. U.S.: Contract Dispute Over Cost Accounting Resurrected

In Boeing Co. v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed whether the Court of Federal Claims had jurisdiction to...

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