Legal Opinion
Hercules, Inc. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 4, 1996No. 94-818PublishedCited by 483 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Petitioners in this case incurred substantial costs defending, and then settling, third-party tort claims arising out of their performance of Government contracts. In this action under the Tucker Act, they sought to recover these costs from the Government on alternative theories of contractual indemnification or warranty of specifications provided by the Government. We hold that they may not do so.
When the United States had armed forces stationed in Southeast Asia in the 1960’s, it asked several chemical manufacturers, including petitioners Hercules Incorporated (Hercules) and Wm. T. Thompson…
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