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Soil Disposal/Navy Construction Contract: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Addresses Request for Equitable Adjustment

The United States Court of Federal Claims (“Court”) addressed in an October 31st opinion a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment related to construction of a runway for the United States Navy (“Navy”). See Coffman...more

Gray Reed

A Myth About Delay – Revisited

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Construction lawyers routinely deal with delay claims. I have presented or defended more of them than I can remember. That is why I was curious when, earlier this year, I received a series of email invitations to...more

Troutman Pepper

Federal Claims Court Holds that Government’s Actual Knowledge of Contractor’s Delay and Acceleration Excuses Technical...

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Nova Group/Tutor-Saliba v. United States, 125 Fed. Cl. 469 (Fed. Cl. Mar 16, 2016) - The United States Naval Facilities Engineering Command (the “Navy”) contracted with the joint venture of Nova Group and Tutor-Saliva...more

Burr & Forman

Who Assumes the Risk of Material Cost Increases? As Always, It Depends!

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When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party...more

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Does the False Claims Act Preempt An Attorney Relator’s Ethical Obligations?

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In United States ex rel. Holmes v. Northrop Grumman Corp., No. 1:13-cv-85, 2015 WL 3504525 (S.D. Miss. June 3, 2015), the court answered this question with a resounding “no” and provided a laundry list of ethical violations...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

E-mails May Save You From a Final Release, But Don’t Count On It

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Construction contractors that have litigated delay claims probably know, all too well, that Government attorneys will exploit any opportunity to dismiss a claim on summary judgment, particularly when a release is involved. ...more

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