X
09Jul

Don’t Be Unreasonable: Equitable Adjustment Conditioned on Government Contractor’s Proof of Reasonable Interpretation of Contract

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., recently reversed an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) decision that a federal contractor was entitled to an equitable adjustment on a differing site conditions claim. The Federal Circuit held that the contractor, in developing its proposal, did not demonstrate that its interpretation of government subsurface data was reasonable — a condition precedent to entitlement...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/don-t-be-unreasonable-equitable-21684/

Related

Policing Gender Stereotyping

A jury awarded a sergeant of the St. Louis County Police $19.9 million for his sexual orientation di...

Read More >

Second Infrastructure Investment Plan for Mexico

Following our client alert published on October 12, 20201, described below are the projects announce...

Read More >

Foreign Governments Contracting for Construction in the United States: Navigating the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Foreign states and their agencies engage in a variety of construction projects in the United States,...

Read More >

Appeals Court Upholds Municipal Ban on Asking Applicants About Salary History

When looking for reasons to explain the persistent salary gap between male and female employees, wor...

Read More >

Excused Non-Performance-Governments Order Construction to Halt Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

State and local governments are taking aggressive actions to contain the COVID-19 virus by limiting ...

Read More >

Employee Has Right to FMLA Leave Even if Medical Condition is Undiagnosed as of Date of Request

Qualified employees may take job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act based on the...

Read More >