Legal Opinion

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. The United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 17, 1989No. 88-1203PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

OPINION

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States Claims Court, 13 Cl.Ct. 757 (1987), which, as a discovery sanction under RUSCC 37(b)(2)(A), precluded the government from introducing any evidence that the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Systems, Inc. (Litton) engaged in fraud in establishing its claim for an equitable adjustment on its government contract to construct nuclear submarines, and entered judgment for Litton. We reverse.

Background

This case has a long and complex history which began in 1968 when Litton and the United States Navy entered into…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  4. Ca 79-3781 United Artists Corporation and Walt Disney Productions v. Harold FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Heat & Control, Inc. v. Hester Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Henry Hendler, Paul Garrett, Tillie Goldring, as Trustees, and Henry Hendler and Irving Gronsky v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  2. Tsekouras v. Secretary of Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Claims · 1992
  3. Knowlton v. Teltrust Phones, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  4. Genentech, Inc. v. The United States International Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  5. Miller v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005

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