Legal Opinion
Woodward Governor Co. v. Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 8, 1999No. Docket 98-7910PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
In 1990, the United States contracted-with the Lockheed Corporation (“Lockheed”), for the design and manufacture of a new fighter plane, the F-22 “Raptor.” As is typical in such eases, a series of subcontracts ensued. Lockheed subcontracted the weapons bay doors to Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Inc. (“Curtiss-Wright”). Curtiss-Wright, in turn, chose the plaintiff, Woodward Governor Co. (“Woodward”), to produce “test stands” that would allow the bay doors to be tested before they were actually installed in the F-22. It is this latter subcontract that…
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