Precision Pine & Timber, Inc. v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

DAMICH, Judge.

May the same contract be litigated in two different fora? The parties are presently litigating the same contract before this Court and the Agricultural Board of Contract Appeals (AGBCA). Because each forum is hearing an independent controversy, this Court permits this procedure.

By filing a complaint at the Court of Federal Claims, Precision Pine & Timber, Inc. (“Precision Pine”), on September 11, 1998, instituted this proceeding. The amended complaint alleges that the government breached 14 contracts and that this breach caused a loss of more than $13 million.…