Legal Opinion

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 27, 2002No. 00-1420PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

After a contractor defaulted on a government construction contract, the surety entered into a takeover agreement and completed the work. The government assessed liquidated damages against the surety for delays in doing its work. The contracting officer rejected the surety’s challenges to the liquidated damages, and the surety appealed that action to the Board of Contract Appeals (“Board”). The Board dismissed the portion of the claims relating to delays before the takeover agreement, and in this appeal the surety challenges that ruling. We (1) hold that the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget TransatlanticSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Andrus v. Glover Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Luverne L. Anderson and Josephine Rodriguez v. Allstate Insurance Company, a California Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. The Sharman Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  4. Delmarva Power & Light Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
  5. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010

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