Legal Opinion
Delmarva Power & Light Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 18, 2008No. 2008-5010PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
The question in this appeal, which this court has not previously decided, is whether the United States may, in a particular case, waive the prohibition in the Anti-Assignment Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3727 (2000), against the assignment of claims against the United States and thereby validate an assignment that Act otherwise would prohibit. The Court of Federal Claims upheld the government’s authority to do so, and we affirm.
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A. This case arises out of the federal government’s program, thus far unsuccessful, to remove and dispose of spent nuclear waste resulting from the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- South Corporation and Seal Fleet, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Nutt v. KnutSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Tuftco Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
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3Cited by43 opinions
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