United States Federal Circuit

A failure to read a clause in a contract is not an excusable misreading of the specification, and the government does not have a duty to verify the correctness of documents after bidding is complete.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2000
• Published 11/13/2000

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, LOURIE, and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William E. Gast,Gast & Forehand, P.C., of Omaha, Nebraska, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia M. McCarthy, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-cross appellant.   With her on the brief were David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Marlene M. Surrena, Attorney, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Office of Counsel, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.