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Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Entitlement Ruling Obtained on $5.7 Million Dredging Dispute

Our law firm secured an entitlement ruling for a dredging contractor in a $5.7 million claim against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) ruled that the government withheld...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Fraud and Forfeiture: Cautionary Tales of a Construction Claim Gone Wrong

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In Lodge Construction, Inc. v. United States, the US Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) prefaced its 46-page opinion by stating: “This case should serve as a cautionary tale to government contractors.” Our ears perk up any time...more

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Soil Disposal/Navy Construction Contract: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Addresses Request for Equitable Adjustment

The United States Court of Federal Claims (“Court”) addressed in an October 31st opinion a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment related to construction of a runway for the United States Navy (“Navy”). See Coffman...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The ASBCA Imposes Conditions on Raising Excusable Delay as an Affirmative Defense to Default Termination

A recent decision by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals underscores the importance of timely filing a certified claim for excusable delay, and the risks of failing to do so. In ECC CENTCOM Constructors, Inc....more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Government Agency Coordination Office PTAC: Federal Construction Contracts – Common Issues and Critical Claim Strategies...

On January 24, we are hosting a webinar on common issues and critical claim strategies in federal construction contracts with the California University of Pennsylvania Government Agency Coordination Office - Procurement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Boards of Contract Appeals Will Prod Contracting Officers to Issue Final Decisions

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The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently demonstrated that it is willing to help government contractors who are waiting many months for a contracting officer to issue a final decision on a pending...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Litigating Against the Government? Recent Decision Regarding Claim Certification Dispute Proves That Forrest Gump's Mama Was Right...

Forrest Gump’s mama was a brilliant woman. As anyone who watched the 1994 Academy Award-winning classic can confirm, Mrs. Gump’s advice to her son provided an indispensable well of wisdom from which Forrest often drew to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Fed. Circ. Further Dulls CDA's Statute Of Limitations

A few years back, a string of decisions at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims invoked the Contract Disputes Act’s six-year statute of limitations to dispose of several long-pending...more

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