Legal Opinion
Boeing North American, Inc. v. James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 15, 2002No. 01-1011PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Boeing North American, Inc. (“Boeing”) appeals from the decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“Board”) disallowing legal costs incurred in 1989, 1990, and 1991 for defending a shareholder derivative suit. Boeing North American, Inc., ABSCA No. 49994 00-2 BCA ¶ 30,970 (June 8, 2000). Because the Board applied the wrong legal standard when disallowing the costs and failed to make an assessment of the contractor’s likelihood of prevailing in its defense of the shareholder suit, we vacate and remand for further proceedings.
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