United States Federal Circuit

A Board of Contract Appeals action, dismissing the portion of claims relating to delays before a takeover agreement, was a final decision giving rise to appellate jurisdiction, and dismissal of the pre- takeover claims was proper where a surety was not a "contractor" under the Contract Disputes Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/27/2002
• Published 11/27/2002

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vincent J. Zichello,Zichello & McIntyre, LLP, of New York, NY, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth G. Candler, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for appellee.   With her on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Donald E. Kinner, Assistant Director.