Legal Opinion

Dobyns v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided September 16, 2014No. 1:08-cv-00700PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Trial; Settlement agreement; No breach of contract; Contract interpretation; Incorporation of ATF Orders; Covenant of good faith and fair dealing; Parameters; Metcalf— covenant may be breached even if there is no breach of the underlying contract; Withdrawal of backstopping; Inadequate responses to threats; Damages; Recovery for emotional distress, as well as pain and suffering; Restatement (Second) § 353; Counterclaim; No breach of employment contract in publishing and promoting book; Snepp; Waiver.

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge:

“Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’Turns mine,…

2Cases cited168 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  4. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dobyns v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2019
  2. Land of Lincoln Mutual Health Insurance Company v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2016
  3. Allen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2015
  4. Dobyns v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2024
  5. Dobyns v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2016

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