Legal Opinion
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 10, 2014No. 2013-5096, 2013-5099PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (“Sikorsky”) has had a number of government contracts that are subject to the government Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”). 1 These standards govern the allocation of costs among the various contracts being performed by a government contractor. Allocation of costs between government contracts and non-government (or commercial) contracts is particularly important.
Between 1999 and 2005, Sikorsky allocated its materiel overhead costs as between government and non-government contracts according to a direct labor base. The question is whether this…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bowles v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Henderson v. ShinsekiSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. MuchnickSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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