Legal Opinion
Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. v. Shaw Environmental, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 21, 2007No. 2006-1391, 2006-1408PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent infringement case in which the United States District Court for the Western District of New York concluded at summary judgment that suit against a hazardous waste remediation contractor was barred by government contractor immunity under 28 U.S.C. § 1498. Because we agree with the district court that the contractor’s use of the accused method was “for the Government and with the authorization and consent of the Government,” see § 1498(a), we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND 1
This appeal relates to the cleanup of a lead-contaminated parcel of land near Col-onie, New…
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