Legal Opinion
Hercules Incorporated v. The United States, Wm. T. Thompson Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 7, 1994No. 92-5124, 92-5138PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, Hercules Incorporated (Hercules) and Wm. T. Thompson Company (Thompson), respectively, appeal the April 2 and April 22, 1992 judgments of the United States Claims Court.1 In those judgments, the court dismissed Hercules’ and Thompson’s complaints after granting the motions of the United States for summary judgment.2 Hercules and Thompson, who are chemical manufacturers, had sought to recover the sums they contributed to a fund established in connection with the settlement of a district court class action tort suit brought against them and…
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