Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and General Dynamics Corporation v. United States, Defendant-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 17, 2003No. 02-5034, 02-5035, 02-5046PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from the government’s default termination in 1991 of a contract between the United States Navy and defense contractors McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation (the “Contractors”) to develop a carrier-based stealth aircraft. The Contractors challenge the judgment of the Court of Federal Claims in favor of the government, McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States, 50 Fed. Cl. 311 (Fed.Cl.2001) (“McDonnell Douglas XI ”), and the government cross-appeals for the return of unliquidated progress payments. Since the trial court…
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