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General Jurisdiction (PUBLISHED)

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Date FiledJudgeCase NameKeywords: Click here to download opinion
05/05/2009AllegraMICHAEL W. STOVALL, v. THE UNITED STATES, (05-400C)Motion for reconsideration; RCFC 59; Parol evidence; Attorney-client privilege; Waiver of privilege based upon use of parol evidence
05/05/2009WheelerOTAY MESA PROPERTY L.P. et al., v. THE UNITED STATES, (06-167L and consolidated cases)Fifth Amendment Takings Claim; Border Patrol’s Activities on Plaintiffs’ Property Near Mexican Border; Statute of Limitations; Partial Liability for Use of Motion-Detecting Sensors
05/05/2009FirestoneCENTRAL FREIGHT LINES,INC., v. THE UNITED STATES, (08-331C)RCFC 12(b)(1); Contract Carrier;Government Bills of Lading; Straight Bills of Lading; Rights and Remedies of Subcontractors; 49 U.S.C. § 13706; 41 C.F.R. § 102-118.35
04/30/2009Miller, C.SCOTT and LAURA BONO, Parents of JACKSON BONO, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (02-1085V)National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 - 300aa-34 (2006); petition for review; statute of limitations, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-16(a); occurrence of first symptom or manifestation of onset
04/30/2009BlockRENEE R. BERRY, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (08-330C)Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; 28 U.S.C. § 1500; Sequence of Filing Claims on Same Day; Preemption of Jurisdiction Under Tucker Act by Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
04/30/2009BradenCRV ENTERPRISES, INC. and C. RYAN VOORHEES, v. THE UNITED STATES, (06-660L)Assignment of Claims Act,31 U.S.C. § 3727(b);Claim Accrual;Estoppel; Jurisdiction; Littoral Rights;Just Compensation Clause, U.S. CONST. amend. V; Regulatory Taking; Riparian Rights;Standing;Statute of Limitations; Waiver
04/28/2009AllegraLAVETTA ELK, v. THE UNITED STATES, (05-186L)Trial; Claim under bad men clause of Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868; Sexual assault of Sioux woman on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; Construction of the word “reimburse” as used in the Treaty; Noneconomic damages recoverable under bad men clause; Assault
04/27/2009SweeneyPETER KALOS and VERON KALOS, v. THE UNITED STATES, (08-631C)RCFC 12(b)(1); RCFC 12(b)(6); Corporate Principals’ Real Property as Security for Corporation’s Payment and Performance Bonds; Purported Counterfeit Bonds; Termination for Default; Fifth Amendment Taking; Illegal Exaction; Privity of Contract
04/27/2009BrugginkKLINGE CORPORATION, v. THE UNITED STATES, and SEA BOX, INC., Intervenor (08-551C)Request for reconsideration; bid protest; bid preparation costs; standing
04/22/2009FuteySAVANTAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. v. THE UNITED STATES, (08-21C & 09-113C)Bid Protest, Motion to Enforce the Court’s Order, CICA, Undue Restriction on Competition, Agency’s Minimum Needs, Applicability of Service Contract Act of 1965
04/17/2009WilliamsPAUL G. JASTER, et al., v. THE UNITED STATES (07-299C)Overtime Compensation for Commuting Time; Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219;Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 251-62; 5 C.F.R. §§ 551.401, 551.104 and 551.422
04/17/2009WheelerBLACKWATER LODGE & TRAINING CENTER, INC., v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and AUTOMATION PRECISION TECHNOLOGY, LLC, (Defendant-Intervenor) (08-905C)Post-award Bid Protest; Challenge to Navy’s Evaluation of Competitive Proposals; Discretion Afforded to Agency’s Technical and Past Performance Evaluations; Reasonableness of Best Value Determination; Timeliness Issues
04/17/2009Miller, G.HOMER J. HOLLAND, STEVEN BANGERT, Co-Executor of the Estate of HOWARD R. ROSS, and FIRST BANK, v. THE UNITED STATES, (95-524C)Winstar-related proceeding; Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”);Government's breach of contract; Government's counterclaims; prior settlement agreement between plaintiffs and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp...
04/16/2009Miller, C.VERIDYNE CORPORATION v. THE UNITED STATES (06-150C & 07-647C)Contracts; breach of contract;RCFC 15(a), motion to amend answer and counterclaim; special plea in fraud, 28 U.S.C. § 2514 (2006); False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729(a)(1), (a)(2)(2006); Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. § 604 (2006);undue...
04/14/2009WolskiSTANLEY K. MANN v. THE UNITED STATES (98-312C)Judgment after trial; damages for breach of contract; lease under Geothermal Steam Act of 1970; expectancy damages;uncertainty as to existence of lost profits; reliance damages based on assignor’s costs; restitution based on benefits conferred by...
04/07/2009Miller, C.RHINOCORPS LTD. CO., v. THE UNITED STATES (08-410C)Pre-award bid protest; 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b)(1) (2006); preliminary injunction; small-business setaside; irreparable harm; undue hardship; mootness; whether decision not to issue follow-on contract as small business setaside violates 48 C.F.R. (FAR) §§..
04/07/2009HornENGLEWOOD TERRACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Michigan Limited Partnership, v. UNITED STATES (03-2209C)Assertion of Claim for the First Time in the Motion for Reconsideration
04/02/2009AllegraTHE BOEING COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES (00-705C)Trial; 28 U.S.C. § 1498; Damages owing to infringement of patent by NASA in developing super lightweight external tank for Space Shuttle; Hypothetical licensing agreement; Georgia Pacific factors; Reasonable royalty rate; Impact of prior licensing...
04/02/2009HodgesPLANETSPACE INC. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION, Defendant - Intervenor, and SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Defendant – Intervenor (09-0099C)Post-award Bid Protest; Competition in Contracting Act Stay Override 31 U.S.C. § 3553(d) (2000); Administrative Procedure Act Standards 5 U.S.C. § 706 (2006)
04/01/2009BushANN THOMAS, Pro se, v. THE UNITED STATES (07-212C)Civilian Pay; Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206 (2006); Prima Facie Case; Burden on Summary Judgment to Establish an Affirmative Defense under the Equal Pay Act; Merit System