Crane Helicopter Services, Inc. v. United States

ORDER

HORN, Judge.

This case originally came before the court on the claim of plaintiff/counter-defendant Crane Helicopter Services, Inc. (Crane) for damages arising from the conduct of defendant/counter-plaintiff United States of America with regards to a forest fire suppression contract which the government awarded to Crane. Defendant counter-claimed that plaintiff had committed fraud because Crane “falsely represented its aircraft as a civilian *412aircraft to gain the FAA certifications,” and “[w]ithout appropriate FAA certifications, Crane’s helicopter is ineligible for award of the type of…