Legal Opinion

Morganti National, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided April 4, 2001No. 97-744CPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The present action was brought pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. §§ 601-603 (2000). Plaintiff-contractor Morganti National, Inc. (“Morganti”) was default terminated for failure to make progress in constructing the 1,000 Bed Federal Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. In this action, Morganti seeks to convert the termination for default into a termination for the convenience of the government on the grounds that the defendant excusably delayed its performance and materially breached the contract. Defendant Federal Bureau of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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