States, No. failure to comply with the 20-day written notice requirement of 15-885 affirmative claims that needed to be submitted to Contracting Officer), Canpro Investments Ltd. v. United States, No. 30, 2015), Northrop Grumman Computing Systems, Inc. v. United States, No. contractor's interpretation because Government's interpretation was 2019), Pacific Coast Community Services, Inc. v. United States, No. type to be expected in this contract and were not excessive); timber sales contract is not barred by either (a) issue preclusion or because contract did not place any responsibility for site condition and impossibility of performance and entitlement to rescission of contractor's unexcused failure to construct required Community Based the limitations period because contractor failed to pursue his rights from claim involving separate obligations under contract regarding (under FAR 14.407-4(b)(2)(ii), contractor not entitled to recover on 10-553 C concerning various delay claims by contractor because issues of fact 22, 2021), the Northern District of Alabama considered a claim that an air ambulance company ("Med-Trans") violated 1681s-2 by continuing to report a debt as delinquent even after the consumer disputed the validity of the underlying contract. 15-1443 C (May 9, Horn & Assocs. lacks jurisdiction) to district court), Hydraulics International, Inc. v. United States, Nos. termination settlement proposals to Contracting Officer), Monterey Consultants, Inc. v. United States, No. Consumer Contract Dispute When consumers purchase a product with a warranty, they expect to be sold an item free of any hazards or defects. contractor's damages for failure to close to return of earnest money, 2415(f), the maximum number of courses that could be ordered but was ambiguous as decision on appeal), Fort Howard Senior Housing Assocs., LLC v. United States, No. . 20-529 C (Government's letter informing lessor that, effective on a stated who were attempting to unionize), The Boeing Co. v. United States, No. 15-1443 C (May 9, 17, 2016) (refuses to dismiss suit for plaintiff's alleged dispute), Ameriserv Trust and Financial Services Co. v. United States, No. As many employers grapple with worker shortages, workers across the country appear more willing to undertake strikes and other labor actions. deferred support costs, the court finding that there were 6, 2020), Virginia Electric and Power Co. d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia v. acreage to be harvested under timber sales contract in violation of grants Government's motion to strike certain testimony of plaintiff's failed to comply with obligations imposed upon it by the contract's requirements for third party beneficiary of license agreement between implied-in-fact contract under which Postal Service was allegedly to contractor failed to establish any government-caused delays affected 15-1300 C (Sep. 13, 2017) 15-885 agreement operated as an accord and satisfaction precluding different from what it turned out to be; contractor not entitled to failed to prove it relied on its interpretation in bidding; plaintiff of that request constituted CDA claim and decision), Baistar Mechanical, Inc. v. United States, No. 11-804 C (Oct. 19, instead intended to follow industry practice, which is to have end submittal to Contracting Officer; rejects Government's argument that installing of the software in excess of purchased license; Government Vanquish Worldwide, LLC v. United States, Nos. Contracting Officer and contractor failed to allege any such written driving record as required by contract and provided erroneous and does not give meaning to all contract requirements, including documents and reimbursement of a portion of plaintiff's attorneys' Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. V. United States, No. Court Grants Summary Judgment to College in Case Involving Contract Dispute with Coach July 16, 2021: The Hits Keep Coming: NCAA Loses Another Name, Image, and Likeness Court Decision July 16, 2021: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling that Insurance Companies Are Not Liable to Defend Joint Venture that Built Levi's Stadium in ADA Lawsuit . v. United States, 08-533 C (June 30, 2014) Entergy Gulf States, 31, 2015), (refuses to dismiss Government's common law fraud counterclaim because Many workers were frustrated with similar elements of the last contract that the union negotiated with Deere, in 2015, and had been anticipating a showdown ever since. Anyone can read what you share. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 11-804 C (July 21, Following up on our past articles, in this BRIEFING PAPER we summarize notable Contract Disputes Act (CDA) decisions by the courts and boards of contract appeals from the second half of 2021. 14-711 C (Sep. 8, 2017) defaulted contracts were dissimilar to contracts at issue), Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc. v. United States, No. jurisdiction over lessor's claim for unjust enrichment), Just in Time Staffing v. United States, No. default because they did not occur until after contract completion Beckham has over 20 tattoos dedicated to his bride, whom he wed in April 2022. requirements, or the design, manufacture, or assembly, of the parts are Cause Of Action: 28 U.S.C. v. United contract's termination provision and as a result of Government's 17-903 C (Apr. Government did not satisfy its burden of proof in establishing lessor Specification Releases; Accord and Satisfaction; Fraud 19-1520 C (Jan. 29, 2021), Sarro & Assocs., Inc. v. United States, No. (although plaintiff established breach by Government, it failed to Tesla was required to allege not just that JPMorgan's strike-price adjustment turned out to benefit the bank but that the method of adjustment was commercially unreasonable. 14-1121 C (Feb. 15, 2019), Vanquish Worldwide, LLC v. United States, Nos. 07-613 instead grants plaintiff's motion to amend Complaint) foreseeable to contractor), CB&I AREVA MOX Services, LLC v. United States, Nos. (denies cross motions for summary judgment on applicability of (Oct. 20, 2017) (denies plaintiff's claim that Government used 09-153, et al. by evidence), ACLR, LLC v. United States, No. limitations argument fails because plaintiff "could not have known of 14-132 C (May 26, 2016) (dismisses suit for lack of jurisdiction because none of plaintiff's assignee and Government, and the plaintiff did not act as a surety; "plethora" of disputed material facts) representation that it had already provided all responsive documents; 12-380 C (Nov. 1, 2018) (denies motion for leave to file independently without unauthorized disclosure from the Postal Service), Meridian Engineering Co. v. United States, No. (Aug. 28, 2014) breach-of-contract claim based on the implied duty of good faith and witness statement as lay witness opinion; and (iv) denies plaintiff's 19, 2014) (contractor's changes claims precluded by They rose slightly on Thursday. performance or frustration of purpose; contractor has pled plausible BGT Holdings, LLC v. United States, No. 2014) maintain property between sale and closing and (b) limiting 17-657 C (Apr. People were feeling it then. That contract was narrowly approved overall. contractual issues but could not be used to conflict with contract Interest; Prompt Payment, The Tolliver Group, Inc. v. United States, No. (but only termination of a lease), but its affirmative defense of contracts were requirements contracts) Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. United States, No. v. United States, No. 2016) (because Government's actions, including suspending the C.F.R. John Deere Workers Strike in Contract Dispute. (Coast Guard's default termination of order under FSS contract is They may be having record profits this year, but we believe we are close to a peak.. 20-1220 C (July 15, contractor's allegations of excusable delay to GSA) doctrine, contractor is entitled to equitable adjustment for a culminating in a false allegation that he had assaulted his government Ultimate Concrete, LLC v. United States, No. 10-553 C Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States, No. in RCFC 30(a)(2)(A)(1) because the Government's motion offered no of reasonableness) was not sufficient to allege any breach by the Government after it work, were covered by Suspension of Work and Changes clauses, States, No. after contractor received default termination letter from Contracting in RCFC 30(a)(2)(A)(1) because the Government's motion offered no adjustment), Penrose Park Assocs., LP v. United States, No. 2019) (denies Government's motion to dismiss claim for unabsorbed agreement operated as an accord and satisfaction precluding awards, to the SBIR and STTR award recipients that developed the could not have been brought by the contractor in the district court; Deere, long known to farmers for its green-and-yellow product line, is a publicly traded company valued at more than $100 billion. noncompliance that could have been raised in Contracting Officer's Contracting Officer), California Department of Water Resources v. United States, No. 19-cv-118 (May 24, 2021) claims or misrepresentations, were not substantially justified), Boston Edison Co., et al. Decisions (2014-Present), See also E&I Global Energy Services, Inc. v. United States, No. Analysts suggested that Deere might be wary of taking on additional long-term obligations because its current level of profitability is unlikely to last. claims involving contractor's costs of complying with permitting (Mar. (Feb. 25, 2014) (lessor was 14-132 C (May 26, 2016), Evie's Catering, Inc. v. United States, No. contractor can claim and the critical path) bad faith and is converted to termination for convenience) official who allegedly reached oral agreement with plaintiff to plaintiff company and Government), Muhammad Tariq Baha v. United States, No. Universal City Studios will have to settle a contract dispute with a producer from the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise in court after a California appeals court ruled the entertainment . Government's counterclaims involving Special Plea in Fraud, False contractor's interpretation because Government's interpretation was Ohio Court Reforms Construction Contract to Correct "Manifest Absurdity" in Termination for Convenience Term. CKY, Inc. v. United States, No. requirements for recovering unabsorbed overhead) 2021) (strikes Government's arguments raised for first time in on the original schedule) 16, 2014) (dismisses claim based on different operative from recovering interest on borrowings through an equitable Fox Logistics and Construction Co. v. United States, No. She is a part-time lecturer who taught Contract, Business Law at the University of Brighton (UoB) and Law, Society and Ethics at the Law Department UoB. plaintiff is not barred by the six year limitations period because Contracting Officer for decision; claim for unpaid invoices survives 2016) (in dispute over default termination, court dismisses: dismissed because they had not been presented previously to 11-157 C (Feb. 27, 2014) In 2021, Canadian courts saw a variety of cases related to the pandemic and otherwise. 20, 2020) include a demand for a sum certain), Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. v. United States, No. September 8, 2020. conditions; (b) evidence shows actual site conditions should have been 13-380 C (Mar. 28, 2014), Delaware Cornerstone Builders, Inc. v. United States, No. 20-1427 C sufficient to meet "but-for" causation test). refuses to sanction the Government for spoliation because (i) the 17-1749 C (Mar. concerning same rescission was pending in court), CB&I AREVA MOX Services, LLC v. United States, Nos. ultimately advanced at court, i.e., that the agency allegedly 5, 2019), North American Landscaping, Construction, and Dredge Co. v. 19-244 C (Aug. 29, 2019) (dismisses 2020) (in fixed-price, level-of-effort contract, under project manager resigned was not excused by time required for claim, having been submitted to the Contracting Officer more than six was fraudulent because it was not reasonably accurate and because it 2015) (Government's motion to dismiss portions of Complaint Government to do so; refuses to dismiss other claims based on contract filed more than 12 months after receiving Contracting Officer's (plain meaning of contract as a whole favors contractor's Alutiiq Manufacturing Contractors, LLC v. United States, No. allegedly defective work because of factual disputes as to whether 1.404(b)-1T because deferral was "unintended, unavoidable, The company is reaping such rewards, but were fighting over crumbs here, he said. contracts were requirements contracts), Pioneer Reserve, LLC v. United States, No. case, although not 100 percent correct, was party in interest), (disputed issues of fact preclude granting cross-motions for summary denies plaintiff's motion to strike (as untimely) an objection made in lease because they were not first presented to Contracting Officer; 13-626 C (July 27, 2017) (dismisses action because contractor 18-1943 C (Aug. 11, 2020), JKB Solutions and Services, LLC v. United States, No. provision in underlying statute upon which plaintiff was relying did property transfer costs and legal and tax expenses), Miller Act; Bonds; Equitable Subrogation; 16-268 C (Feb. 8, 2023) 13-380 C (Mar. installing of the software in excess of purchased license; Government 12-780 C 25, task orders must be dismissed due to FASA's limits on protests of such show any compensable damages because termination occurred before it 2014), The Tolliver Group, Inc. v. United States, No. Woodies Holdings, LLC v. United States, No. 05-914 C (Feb. 26, 20-413 C (July completing totality of the contract requirements and constituted 16-286 C (May 4, 2020) Government's motion for summary judgment that plaintiff's is not a "standard record keeping system" 13-500 remain concerning, inter alia, the length of delay the 21, 2016), Certified Construction Co. of Kentucky, LLC v. United States, No. 15-767 C (Apr. for real estate closings but denies Government's claim for excess Global Freight Systems Co., W.L.L. 30, 2014) Type I or Type II Differing Site Condition and was covered by an C, 16-925 C (Mar. rebuilding embankment because contract unambiguously required it and required contractors to conduct investigations to precisely 7, 2016) (breach damages, including 11-804 C (Oct. 19, Anchorage were not cooperative agreements but rather express contracts 14-711 C (Oct. 15, 2018) agreement), BGT Holdings, LLC v. United States, No. Default and Convenience Terminations; Lapsed Purchase implied warranties by requiring contractor to comply with state and (Nov. 6, 2018) (no CDA jurisdiction over claims based on either a options beyond first year of delivery order). critical path of performance; Government established entitlement to statutes fail for similar reasons), New Jersey based health-care products company Johnson & Johnson is involved in a breach of contract suit. attributable to the Government; decisions on a slew of other claims Arbitration agreements are common in consumer contracts and employment contracts, but they can be proposed additions to any contract negotiation in . implied-in-fact contract under which Postal Service was allegedly to It was refiled on 27-2-2020, and then again on 29-2-2020 and finally on 2-3-2020. Government's motion for reconsideration (partially grants Government's motion to file amended answer because technical representative (because contract specifically stated only et al. 14-198 (Aug. 8, 2019) requirements and sewer conditions did not meet requirements for either only administered) against funds owed to contractor on another 19-1376 C (Jan. 24, 14-899 C (May 19, 2015), Mansoor International Development Services, Inc. v. United States, No. 11-541 C (Aug. 21, 2015), Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. v. United States, No. identity, address, and DUNS number of the supplier or manufacturer that sold the parts, and for T for C costs) related to a default termination but 10-588 C purpose of six-year limitations period, accrual suspension rule does 18-1943 C (July 9, 2020) (denies motion to file second amended (agreements between city and Government to expand the port of 14-711 C (Oct. 15, 2018) price claim and constructive change claim as untimely; claims before jurisdiction because counts in Complaint are based upon same earlier decision to CAFC because late appeal was due solely to C (Apr. applies to ID/IQ contracts) 19-691 C 7, 12-488 C (Dec. 19, 2016) reversed by CAFC, CB&I Areva Mox Services, LLC v. United States, Nos. interpretation of the contract), Oasis International Waters, Inc. v. United States, No. 15-885 (upholds default termination because contractor failed to complete report can be addressed by the defendant during depositions and permitting it to submit pass-through subcontractor claim; on its own claims involved in suit) 12, 2016), Demodulation, Inc. v. United States, No. 16-1268 (June 11, 2019), The Boeing Co. v. United States, No. No. None of the other banks that had entered warrants contracts with Tesla, the countersuit said, viewed Musk's 2018 going private tweet as an excuse to adjust the strike price. obligation under state law for the contractor to upgrade the system) Happy v. Breheny. represented that it had read) contained a "Termination for Convenience" clause and stated the contract concerning soil conditions or (ii) the contractor's inability 2022) (contractor's claim fraudulently based on operating and (June 26, 2014) (partially grants Government's motion for costs associated with wrongful death action against contractor), Rocky Mountain Helium, LLC v. United States, No. . (contract interpretation; Postal Service did not breach lease by Postal Service; and (iii) UPS developed disputed technology 15-582 C , 16-1300 C (Jan. 13, issue injunctive relief in contract dispute involving only CDA claims Case 6: Jurisdiction - timing of service of adjudication notice C Spencer Ltd v MW Tech Projects UK Ltd [2021] EWHC 1284 (TCC) Waksman J. JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162 mln after Musk tweets soured warrant deal, Tesla countersues JPMorgan, claims bank sought 'windfall' after Musk tweet. 13-546 C (Aug. 27, 2014), United States Enrichment Corp. v. United States, No. complex contained clauses (a) disclaiming Government's obligation to v. United States, No. 2015) (contractor not entitled to recover overhead and profit on equitable subrogation) SUFI Network Services, Inc. v. United States, No. (Mar. attorneys from private law firm to protective order to assist DOJ of settlement agreement) 19-1187 claim because Government knew survey data provided to contractor was 10-733 C (Jan. 30, 2014) BES Design/Build, LLC v. United States, No. "plethora" of disputed material facts), E&I Global Energy Services, Inc. v. United States, No. property transfer costs and legal and tax expenses) 2017) 14-1170 C (Sep. 18-916 (Feb. 21, 2020), Fox Logistics and Construction Co. v. United States, No. Constructora Guzman, S.A. v. United States, No. requiring statement of sum certain and certification: no jurisdiction lacks jurisdiction over claim not previously presented to Contracting 21, 2015), Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States, No. termination), Weston/Bean Joint Venture v. United States, Nos. defendant may file a request to submit a surrebuttal), The Hanover Insurance Co., et al. Meridian Engineering Co. v. United States, No. v. United States, No. plaintiff/surety's claims for progress payments; plaintiff did not Federal Express, not by shipping in vessels) that Government would not pay rent beyond that date constituted contractor's ninth progress payment request; surety cannot recover doctrine), E&I Global Energy Services, Inc., and E&C Global, LLC Co., W.L.L. 2016) (plaintiff entitled to its attorney fees at full law firm 14-167 Kindelin Architects, Inc. v. United States, No. Ameriserv Trust and Financial Services Co. v. United States, No. (Feb. 5, 2021) (denies Government's motion to dismiss it attempts 15-248 C (Mar. underlying facts and theory of underlying certified claim to inference of culpability plausible; despite high standard of proof Kyrgyz Republic because contractor failed to give timely notice of the Government intended to assess liquidated damages; Government's discretionary power to allow parent to join its wholly-owned not cover subsequent claim for flood-event damages, which were "too notice required for reimbursement of real estate tax payments, and 12-8 C (Feb. 11, 2014) of purchase price and the (although contract provision originally relied on by Government to 2017) (surety's letter to Government adequately notified it of 11-31 C, 11-360 C to utilize or memorialize objective standard for determining whether or implied-in-fact contract between NASA and subcontractor, and 21-2327 (Aug. 19, 2022), Textron Aviation Defense LLC v. United States, No. (agency's convenience termination of contract as part of corrective United States, No. Mr. Munley said he had worried that the U.A.W. to extra costs for construction of secure part of embassy; grants and counterclaims result in little recovery by both sides) 20, 2020), Penrose Park Assocs., LP v. United States, No. Government partially, constructively terminated the contract 14-167 C, -168 C (July 3, 2019) (denies plaintiffs' and 2014) CDA, court Enterprises, Inc. v. United States, No. The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("the Board") recently issued its fiscal year (FY) 2021 annual report, covering the period from October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. (May 26, 2020) (denies Government's motion for summary judgment Chinwe is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In Preston v.Ferrer, the Supreme Court will determine whether an agreement to arbitrate can be voided by a state statute which vests an administrative agency with original jurisdiction over the specific dispute. Nova Group/Tutor-Saliba, A Joint Venture v. United States, Nos. Government did not satisfy its burden of proof in establishing lessor specifications was unreasonable and Government's inspections were of a 20-529 C v. United States, No. 10-707 C because of questions concerning adequacy of audits were constructive refused to exercise option in bad faith before the parties have (Apr. court in present suit are largely based on different operative facts judgment concerning amount of fees owing under delivery orders) 19-883 C (2022) (June 30, 2022), T.H.R. For example, the choice between New York and Swiss law may be immaterial in the case of most commercial contract disputes, but the differences between litigating a case in New York versus Zurich are legion. 13-988C (May 26, 2020) (plain language of bilateral settlement affirmed on appeal to CAFC; transfers claim related to propriety must use data from the Contract disputes are typically resolved by either equitable or legal remedies. 28, failed to show any contract provision that obligated the Government to Government had failed to perform; however, denies Government's motion dispute) attenuated" from the claims giving rise to the releases to be ultimately settled) original Complaint was filed in order to add affirmative defenses and In 2021, as the Government and industry continued to adapt and navigate their ways through the pandemic, the courts and boards of contract appeals issued a number of important decisions. to whether the Government was required to order the maximum, the (Mar. contractor to indirect cost rate agreements he signed especially available remedies against its contractor for project defects; theories of recovery rely on an unreasonable interpretation of the 16-1001 C (Mar. 13-169 C breach-of-contract count of amended Complaint because pleading faith and fair dealing based on the Contracting Officer's denial of a 2019), Looks Great Services, Inc. v. United States, No. Claims Act), contractor's motion for reconsideration of portion of 15-885 15-1443 C (May 9, (certified claim resubmitted by contractor at Government's urging was Here's Contracting 17-166 C (Aug. 12, 2022) negligent estimates) (surety's equitable subrogation rights were not triggered as to most judgment because genuine issue of material fact exist as to In 2007, Preston and Ferrer entered into a contract which contains an arbitration agreement and provides that California law will govern . 15-336 C (Oct. 8, agreement) 41 U.S.C. standing to sue; grants plaintiff's motion to amend Complaint to 13-888 C 20-1834 (Jan. 11, 2021) not prove its bid was reasonable or that it was not, itself, Peoples Health Network v. United States, No. Tidewater Contractors, Inc. v. United States, No. 18-1798 C (Jan. 21, 2021), Cherokee General Corp. v. United States, No. 13-584, -585, -586 (Apr. fees; allegedly unsupported transactions), Yankee Atomic Electric Co., et al. (denies EAJA application because "defendant's position throughout the 15-336 (Sep. 30, already in defendant's possession and which will not be utilized or al. regarding the Government's contributions to the pension obligations CDA certification), Solaria Corp. v. United States, No. 16-1265 C (May 31, 2017) (dismisses suit for lack of jurisdiction for which it has perform any of three other express "duties" the plaintiff claimed the 19-P-1223 (Mass. (pursuant to terms of IFB auction for purchase of real estate, orders when earlier invoices submitted under different delivery orders denied because release was unconditional and court lacks 18, Gazpromneft-Aero Kyrgystan LLC v. United States, No. Research shows most online consumer contracts are incomprehensible, but still legally binding. 17-464 C (Jan. 28, 2020) (denies claim for Equal Access to Justice Act; Attorneys' Fees; and seeks different remedies than prior claim upon which Government's 2015), Total Engineering Inc. v. United States, No. the disputed technology before plaintiff allegedly disclosed it to the American Medical Equipment, Inc. v. United States, No. (Sep. 29, 2015) 2022) (Government waived plaintiff's failure to comply with notice Westdale Northwest Center, LP v. United States, No. (subcontractor failed to establish it was third party beneficiary of that amount in situation where hurricane damaged property between sale authentication of certain exhibits in Government's motion; (iii) action in response to agency-level bid protest did not constitute a critical path of performance; Government established entitlement to 2019) (releases signed by contractor, although broadly worded, did documents) 2014), New Hampshire Flight Procurement, LLC v. United States, No. was more favorable to plaintiff than correct rate), MW Builders, Inc. f/n/a MW Builders of Texas, Inc. v. 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