United States Federal Circuit

Where a settlement extinguished the legal basis for a predecessor-in-interest's volumetric refund, and the amount received in the settlement also would fully offset any such refund, the Department of Energy's denial of a claim for a volumetric refund was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2002
• Published 05/28/2002

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, RADER, and SCHALL Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Melvin Goldstein,Goldstein & Associates, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief was William L. Miller., Don W. Crockett, Office of General Counsel, Department of Energy, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants.