United States Federal Circuit

In a suit alleging the United States Department of Education breached a contract to provide student aid funds, the United States Court of Federal Claims improperly decided that under the contract and as a matter of law plaintiff-college cannot recover damages for a breach.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2004
• Published 12/09/2004

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Yolanda R. Gallegos, Gallegos Legal Group, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hillary A. Stern, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Mark A. Melnick, Assistant Director.