United States Federal Circuit - June 2009 Opinion Summaries

Amberman v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an action involving the appropriate disability rating for a veteran, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' judgment upholding the finding that...

Am. Contractors Indem. Co. v. US

Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Insurance Law
In a breach of contract action brought pursuant to the Tucker Act, Court of Federal Claims judgment is reversed and remanded where the court erred in...

Garber v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action, district court order denying plaintiff's motion for relief under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) is reversed where the joint...

Knowles v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Military Law
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment is affirmed where the court properly held that plaintiff's finality claim was an impermissible...

Winter v. Floorpro, Inc.

Contracts, Government Contracts
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals judgment is vacated and remanded where defendant is not a contractor and thus the Board lacks jurisdiction...

Huvis Corp. v. US

International Trade
Court of International Trade affirming the Dept. of Commerce's valuation of plaintiff's imports is affirmed where Commerce's decision to use a...

Tyler Construction Group v. US

Government Contracts
Court of Federal Claims judgment holding that the United States Army Corps of Engineers was authorized to use Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity...

Bell BCI Co. v. US

Government Contracts
In a breach of contract action, Court of Federal Claims judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded where: 1) the court...

Andreu v. Sec'y. of Health & Human Servs.

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In a petition for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the denial of the petition is reversed where the special master...

Schooner Harbor Ventures, Inc. v. US

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Takings Clause action claiming that the U.S. deprived Plaintiff of the beneficial use of its property, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed...