Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross and General Dynamics Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 1, 1999No. 98-5096, 98-5122, 98-5123PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
This dispute arises out of the government’s default termination of a contract between the United States Navy and defense contractors McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation (“Contractors”) to develop a carrier-based, low-observable “stealth” aircraft known as the A-12 Avenger. After several years of litigation, the United States Court of Federal Claims held that the government’s termination of the contract for default could not be sustained because the government did not exercise the requisite discretion before entering a default termination,…
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