United States Federal Circuit

Flood Control Act of 1928, 33 USC 702c (1994), does not immunize the United States from breach-of-contract claims for damages arising from or related to flood control projects.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/27/2001
• Published 11/27/2001

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gordon B. Burns, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California, of Sacramento, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Bill Lockyer, Attorney General,;  Pamela Smith-Steward, Chief Assistant Attorney General;  Margaret Rodda, Senior Assistant Attorney General;  and Darryl L. Doke, Supervising Deputy Attorney General.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory R. Firehock, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   On the brief were Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  James M. Kinsella, Deputy Director;  and Lisa B. Donis, Attorney.