Legal Opinion
American Insurance v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 28, 2004No. 99-721CPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEGRA, Judge.
The plaintiff in this ease, American Insurance Company (American), served as the Miller Act surety on an Air Force construction contract. It seeks compensation from the United States alleging that the Air Force improperly released progress payments to the construction contractor, thereby impairing plaintiffs suretyship and increasing its costs when it was required to take over performance of the contract. Defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting that, in dispensing the funds in question, it breached no legally cognizable duty to plaintiff. Based on…
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