United States Federal Circuit

A structural engineer's disclaimer on a design drawing did not obligate a contractor to analyze the government's design to determine whether it would work for its intended purpose, and did not shift the risk of any design defect to the contractor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2002
• Published 07/02/2002

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, SCHALL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Phyllis Jo Baunach, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With her on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Craig S. Clarke, Attorney, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Contract Appeals Division, Department of the Army, of Arlington, VA., Jon G. Sarff, P.L.C., Adamson & Sarff, of Mankato, MN, for appellee.