Legal Opinion
Morrison Knudsen Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1999No. 97-1095, 97-1247PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Morrison-Knudsen Corporation (MK), a federal contractor, terminated its subcontractor, Ground Improvement Techniques (GIT), for an alleged default, and sued GIT for damages. 1 GIT counterclaimed for wrongful termination. GIT’s claimed damages included payment for completed work under the subcontract, equitable adjustments to the subcontract price for increased costs caused by MK, damages claimed by lower-tier subcontractors, and attorney’s fees. MK unsuccessfully moved for judgment as a matter of law, claiming insufficiencies in GIT’s evidence of damages and of MK’s…
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