Contractor Defeats Government’s Opportunistic Allegations of Fraud
On October 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CoFC) in Horn & Associates, Inc. v. United States (No. 08-415C) rejected three fraud-based counterclaims that were filed by the U.S....
View ArticleTake it To the Limit: CBCA Limits Application of Maropakis Requirement to...
Ever since the Federal Circuit held in M. Maropakis Carpentry, Inc. v. United States, 609 F.3d 1323, 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2010) that “a contractor seeking an adjustment of contract terms must meet the...
View ArticleGovernment Contracts 101 Reminder: Certified Claims Must Include a “Signature”
Earlier this Fall, the Armed Service Board of Contract Appeals dismissed an appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the certified claim lacked a proper signature. Appeal of NileCo General Contracting...
View ArticleCBCA Proposes Changes to its Rules
[Update: The CBCA’s amended rules will become effective on September 17, 2018. Click here for additional information and our analysis.] On March 28, 2018, the Federal Register published proposed...
View ArticleCBCA Rules Overhaul Finalized: Effective September 17, 2018
On August 17, 2018, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“Board” or “CBCA”) published in the Federal Register its amended Rules of Procedure governing appeals under the Contract Disputes Act...
View ArticleCBCA Issues Rare Decision Addressing Government Claim Accrual
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA” or “Board”) recently published a decision on accrual of government claims for overpayment under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”). In the case, United...
View ArticleTime Stops for No One: COFC Reminds Indemnified Contractors to Mind the CDA...
The Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) is probably not the first law that comes to mind when a government contractor is named as a defendant in a personal injury or wrongful death suit. But a recent...
View ArticleContractor Defeats Government’s Opportunistic Allegations of Fraud
On October 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CoFC) in Horn & Associates, Inc. v. United States (No. 08-415C) rejected three fraud-based counterclaims that were filed by the U.S....
View ArticleTake it To the Limit: CBCA Limits Application of Maropakis Requirement to...
Ever since the Federal Circuit held in M. Maropakis Carpentry, Inc. v. United States, 609 F.3d 1323, 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2010) that “a contractor seeking an adjustment of contract terms must meet the...
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