Legal Opinion
Systems Technology Associates, Inc. v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 18, 1983No. Appeal 46-81PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a question of Federal Government contract law: whether a settlement agreement between a contractor and the Government should be set aside for duress or coercion in light of the contractor’s precarious financial condition at the time the settlement agreement was reached. The contractor, Systems Technology Associates, Inc., appeals the February 19, 1981, decision of the Department of the Interior Board of Contract Appeals (board), 1 dismissing the contractor’s claim that the settlement agreement should be set aside. While we do not fully endorse…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- South Corporation and Seal Fleet, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
- Fruhauf Southwest Garment Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
- Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- La Crosse Garment Manufacturing Co. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
- Aircraft Associates & Mfg. Co., Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense v. Freedom Ny, Inc., Freedom Ny, Inc. v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Liebherr Crane Corporation v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Employers Insurance of Wausau v. The United States, Arrowhead Timber Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- McLain Plumbing & Electrical Service, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
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