United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff is entitled to compensation for additional costs incurred in performance of a construction contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs; the government's requirement that additional fire-rated systems be installed was a material change.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2004
• Published 05/12/2004

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herman M. Braude,Braude & Margulies, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Michael A. Lewis.


• For Appellees:
  
• Glenn I. Chernigoff, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Associate Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Bryant G. Snee, Assistant Director.   Of counsel was James W. Poirier, Attorney.