Legal Opinion
United States of America and Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States of America v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1984No. 83-2119PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC) from a district court order directing it to produce certain documents subpoenaed by the Comptroller General of the United States (CG). After a careful review, we affirm.
I. Background
In 1976 the United States Air Force entered into a contract with MDC for the purchase of aircraft ultimately destined for the Republic of Korea. The negotiated contract price of over $80,000,000 was arrived at on the basis of MDC’s cost projections plus a profit equal to 18% of the contract price.
In 1978, General Accounting Office (GAO)…
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