Legal Opinion
Higbie v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 14, 2015No. 2014-5042PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNA, Circuit Judge.
Richard Higbie appeals the Court of Federal Claims’ dismissal of his claim for money damages against the United States Government for alleged breach of a confidentiality provision in an alternative dispute resolution agreement. The Court of Federal Claims determined that a purely non-monetary form of relief was available for any potential breach and, as a result, required Mr. Higbie to show the agreement could be fairly interpreted to contemplate damages. The Court of Federal Claims found that Mr. Higbie failed to make the required showing and dismissed his case for lack…
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