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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

No Longer Appealing: Why Are Contractors Filing Fewer Appeals at the ASBCA?

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ 2024 annual report reveals—yet again—the lowest number of docketed appeals in 40 years. Where have the contractor appeals gone? Contractors filed fewer appeals with the Board...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

One Contractor Hurdle Defeated: Federal Circuit Holds That the “Sum Certain” Requirement for CDA Claims is Not Jurisdictional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit broke with earlier precedent and held that the sum certain requirement imposed on contractors is not jurisdictional and therefore cannot be grounds for dismissal late in the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

No Weasel Words in Government Contract Claims Regarding Amount Claimed

Weasel words: “Words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading.” Concise Oxford English Dictionary 1635 (11th ed. rev. 2008). The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently dismissed in...more

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Shore Damage/State of Louisiana Damage Claim: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether U.S. Corps of Engineers Has Sovereign...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in a January 21st opinion issues associated with a federal district court action in which the State of Louisiana alleged shore damage caused by waterways maintained by...more

Holland & Knight LLP

ASBCA FY18 Report: Continued Decline in Appeals Filed, But Success in Cases Decided on the Merits Rises

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On Oct. 10, 2018, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) released its annual report describing its case activity for FY 2018. The good news for contractors is that out of the 139 cases decided on the merits, the...more

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